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Undamaged Destiny are a rock band from Northamptonshire. Members include lead singer Tyler Quantrill, guitarist Eoan Smith, bassist Jake Cooke and drummer Paul Piggott.

History
Undamaged Destiny formed in late 2019, originally forming as a satire band under the name Geazer for the mockumentary 'Geazer: Montage of Feck' (2019), a comedy which followed a young rock band and their rock and roll antics. The film was created as a college project, with the four members of the band studying Creative Media Production and sharing a mutual love of music.

The mockumentary featured the band's debut performance recorded live on the 14th October 2019 at the Tv Studio in Tresham College. The show was set up entirely by the band, setting up and recording first thing in the morning, with the audience being other students from the course. The band performed three songs for this performance after only one full rehearsal as a full band, which were 'We Die Young' and 'Man in the Box' by Alice in Chains, and a premiere of their first original track, 'Conceited', in which the band played an early version of, with some of the lyrics being different and even improvised in some places, and the verse and chorus riffs being swapped. It wouldn't be until a month later, on the 14th November 2019 that the four members would be performing on stage together as their true selves for the first time.

The premiere of the mockumentary evoked a loud reaction from the groups, with a room filled with shock and laughter, those involved felt like it was an overall success. In the oncoming days and weeks, discussions arose regarding the performance element of the film, and the possibility of continuing as a band, renaming and becoming a genuine and proper band. After multiple conversations on the morning bus to college between vocalist Tyler Quantrill and bassist Jake Cooke, and with guitarist Eoan Smith and drummer Paul Piggott also up to continue as a genuine band, the green light was lit.

After deciding to drop the Geazer name following the mockumentary, the currently unnamed band continued rehearsing and writing new material, with plans to debut as the new band at an open mic night at The Prince of Wales pub, in Kettering, UK. On 14th November 2019, the four members of the band attended a Thursday night open mic night at The Prince, to get a feel of the vibe in which they would debut. Whilst there, the band decided to perform the Alice in Chains covers back to back from the television studio performance, before also decided to perform a more fine-tuned and completed version of 'Conceited'. The set remained the same as the television studio performance, but this performance, which was essentially a warm-up/trial run for the band's proper debut, the performance showed the band as themselves and hinted at what was to come. The band decided on the name Undamaged Destiny at the end of November, and set a date for their debut performance, with aims to add another original song into the set as well as a few new covers.

Undamaged Destiny's debut performance was on the 12th December 2019, following minimal rehearsal due to illness, and bassist Jake Cooke was still suffering from illness during the performance. The Prince of Wales was filled with family and friends of the band, easily doubling the attendance of the previous performance. The band performed the same three songs as the previous shows and premiered a new original track, titled 'Clipped Wings', a much darker and melancholic track than the catchy hooks of 'Conceited', which received a great singalong in the chorus from college friends in attendance, who had also attended the television studio performance and heard the track. A cover of 'Sin City' by AC/DC was also added to a set, alongside the closing track of the set, a cover of the Limp Bizkit track 'Take A Look Around'. Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst commented on our cover of 'Take A Look Around' on Instagram. The set was streamed in full on Facebook and all of the footage we received from the audience was uploaded to Instagram. The set received a great reaction and was an overall success, riding high from the debut performance, the band took some time off over Christmas.

In the new year, Undamaged Destiny began writing new material, focusing greatly on writing new songs. Despite being quiet on social media whilst writing, the band live-streamed a performance of a new track on their Instagram, entitled 'Evelyn'. As of March 2020, Undamaged Destiny is writing and beginning to record new material, and are excited about the future.