Asunder was a
funeral doom/
death metal band that formed in 1998 in Oakland, California. Their drummer/vocalist, Dino Sommese, has also been a member of
Ghoul, and
Dystopia, as well as being a session musician for
Wolves in the Throne Room. Guitarist John Gossard was also the guitarist and vocalist of
Bay Area black metal band
Weakling, as well as another band entitled The Gault. Salvador Raya played bass for the band Laudanum and currently works as a recording engineer at Earhammer Studios in Oakland.