Distance in Embrace, a post-hardcore band from Minden, Germany, formed in 2004 from the skatepunk group Rent-A-Tent. Their debut album The Consequence of Illusions was released in 2005 on Horror Business Records and Cityrat-Records. The album received positive reviews and established Distance in Embrace within the hardcore punk scene. Notable support shows included performances with Ignite, Raised Fist, Satanic Surfers, Venerea, Useless ID, Days in Grief, and Fire in the Attic. In February 2006, bassist Steffen Kelle left to focus on his project Pull a Star Trip, leading to Sören Bädker taking over bass duties. The band's second album Utopia Versus Archetype was recorded in August 2006 and produced by Alexander Dietz of Heaven Shall Burn, released in 2007 on Horror Business Records and later in the UK via Lockjaw Records.
