Way Before The Flood was maybe a bit on the simple side musically, much do to the fact that they were just a 3 piece outfit with a modest recording budget. Quality music and led by haunting female vocals. Metalcore, by definition, is a mix of metal and hardcore, and these albums are like 75% hardcore and 25% metal. This is the original and the best.. I havent seen as much creativity and unique stuff since these times. It was the 2nd release on T&N and wowed most heavy music fans who hadnt heard hardcore at that level as well as general market hardcore fans. Other notable releases from that year were Vigilantes Of Love Blister Soul, Luxury Amazing And Thank You and Argyle Park Misguided. By the time Fashion Focus, Everyone Makes Mistakes, and Leave Here a Stranger dropped, we were all ready and completely enamored with this bands skills, Jason Martin in particular. Feeding The Ignorant starts this album off with a frenetic burst of unimaginable aggression and passion. Featured peformers: Chris Hornbrook (drums), Derek Miller (guitar), Geoff Vegas (bass), Jeffrey Moreira (vocals), Ryan Primack (guitar), Pelle Henricsson (recording engineer, mixing . . So I saw this Plankeye band and their Bible verse quoting shirts referring to their name. Its rock n roll in the moody spectrum. Poison the Well is an American metalcore band from Miami, Florida [4] who were last signed to Ferret Music. Poison. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I had almost forgotten about it till I went hunting for the Tape and saw it on Ebay one day. who would go on to work with Nonpoint and Poison the Well. By the way, watching them perform at a Christian Rock night at Knotts Berry Farm in 95 alongside MxPx and Havalina Rail Co. with thousands of young, impressionable, eager music fans, was just so surreal and mind blowing on a whole other level. It was a huge fete. Its too bad they didnt make very many more albums after this one. Its an often forgotten time period for Christian Music and 1995 was year unlike most other in terms of diversity of talent. POISON THE WELL Retweeted. 14.58 . Punk Rawk Show was that defining punk rock moment for the band and scene at large. 10 for $10 Hardcore Summer Tour with Bane & Poison The Well June 12, 2009. Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 10:49 am. They would go on to reunite briefly in 2000 and release a 3 song demo then call it quits until another reunion in 2009. Sometime Sunday were formed in the very early 90s during the height of the Grunge/Alternative Rock scene of that time period. Its with no great exaggeration to say that TOOD is one of the most crucial albums in the development of metalcore. The album was recorded in. Suddenly Poison The Well were being reviewed in magazines, tipped to break nu-metals stranglehold on rock and playing festivals with much more commercial sounding bands. Geez man, I was a senior in high school in 95 and your list just hit me right in the mid life crisis, lol. [111][112], In 2016, Poison the Well regrouped for a total of eleven shows, performed between June and August. Sure the production wasnt my favorite but at that time, sounded great. Join the New Times community and help support Your article describes much of what I like of this era, Christian music at the time was creative, different, and unique. A rock band is brave when they venture out beyond the 3-4.5 min radio single limit and produce songs on their own terms. In 2010, they announced a hiatus to explore other interests. The guilt was eating at him, but it didn't stop him from drinking, taking drugs, and indulging in the flesh, including the infamous tour bus sex tape. Poison the Well albums and discography on AllMusic including all best, old, and new album information. They could have even reinvented themselves a few times in 20 years to become an unstoppable metal force. not until later in 2002), leading A New Kind of American Saint to drop off the project. I dont know what drew me to Black Cherry Soda first. The band was still a bit juvenile but so were all of the rest of us at that time. While Commonwealth still remains my favorite of the 4 Scott Silletta Full Lengths, this album really started it all and defined a band for years to come. How insane is Gold? During early recording sessions for a new album, Poison The Well announced they had left Atlantic Records after creative differences. It was like a gothic-shoegaze venture through 80s new wave. [91] Both had worked on many influential mid to late nineties Swedish hardcore records, including Refused's Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent[92] and The Shape of Punk to Come. @killthemusictv . In a scene rife with nostalgia where reunion tours have often found bands returning back to bigger audiences and paychecks, Poison The Well have remained fairly quiet. The band always straddled the line between Jawbox, Fugazi, Helmet, and even some of that early 90s alternative rock sound (can I say that?). [9] Lehrer, who had previously played in the band Reaching Out, recruited rhythm guitarist Russel Saunders, formerly of the band Side Order, and bassist Shane Halpern who had recently moved from North Carolina down to Florida. Jawk Records announced that the artwork for the split was designed in October 2001, and in January 2002 the test presses of the 7-inch vinyl had been received. [51][52] The band later posted it on their Myspace page on October 10, 2006. Poison the well- Forever is such an unpleasant word 1999. The bands cover of Once in a Lifetime by The Talking Heads was really well done. Read More. The Prayer Chain on this Mercury record was the band at their peak. Go listen to any song on this record (Handshake, Confirmation Day, Way Before The Flood, etc) and tell me you dont choke up or feel immense pride in knowing that yeah these guys were thought provoking Christian songwriters. There is a reason Toby Mac, Kevin Max, and Michael Tait are so immensely popular as stand alone artists (and in groups) post-DC Talk, its because of this album and its continued influence. Some of these I havent listened to in years which is why I am slowly buying them back on Tape or Vinyl to refresh my mind. Its quite a catalyst of a record and one that shall forever cement this band at the top of Hardcore forever. God Bless you Plankeye and forever shall your music reign true! 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", Become a member to support the independent voice of South Florida It just oozed passion and that influence was felt throughout all 11 tracks. As the band was asleep in their hotel, thieves drove off with their van and trailer containing all of their musical gear, band merchandise, and a majority of their personal possessions and clothes. I wasnt familiar with bands like Youth Brigade, All, Descendants, 7 Seconds, or any of the other punk bands that they may have drawn influence from but it didnt matter because I judged primarily on the presentation and sounds coming from my stereo. The Opposite Of December swiftly became one of the most talked about albums in the underground songs like Nerdy and Slice Paper Wrists are so furious, so passionate and so undeniably brilliant that Poison The Well were immediately catapulted into the role of hardcores great new hopes. Everyone in that scene thought that they were awesome.. [36], Poison the Well's split for Surprise Attack Records and Jawk Records was also going through delays. I was enamored with them from day one, thinking Scott Silletta was the ultimate (non)Rock Star who filled me with this certain sense of joy and overwhelming hope. It is the band's only release. It seems like every day in recent memory has been met with the announcement that another iconic music group is getting back together, despite so many of these acts having so oftenaddressed the possibility of a reconciliation with a "highly unlikely" or "no, never! Poison The Well is an American hardcore punk band from Miami, Florida formed in 1997. The staccato drum and guitar fill that starts album opener 12/23/93 has been ripped off by almost every band of that movement, and the moment it breaks down into a clean, emotional, melodic vocal line is the inception of a thousand and one musical clichs. The minute I heard the first song on this record, I became a fan. Songs. Pent up aggression released in a sweet concoction of rage and beauty. Released 1 July 2003 on Atlantic (catalog no. In conclusion, this was an absolutely stunning year of growth for Christian underground music and the scene as a whole. Circle pits and moshing galore, it was pure insanity. Division, Trials, Count The Cost, and Stand Together are some of my faves off this record. Imagine the combination of The Prayer Chain, The Cure, Starflyer 59, Mother Love Bone, and Mazzy Star. It was like U2 crossed with R.E.M., early LIVE, and The Prayer Chain. Matt Johnson was the ultimate pro and had a unique style that further complimented the abrasive, melodic music of Blenderhead. I look back now and I see some redeeming qualities about this album and I can kind of see why it was such a commercial success. This was still heavy but also very melodic and somber. One of those bands you werent afraid to share with your friends and one that would make people turn heads. Starflyer 59 blew minds with this record, this sound they helped cultivate. More than 115,500 copies of the album have been sold in the U.S. to date. It was released on July 1, 2003. [55] The cover song was quickly dropped and the band announced that they would instead track twelve original songs. Pete Stewart was a perfect frontman for a rock band, both then and now. Kill The Music. A lot of our local bands at that time ditched the Funeral For A Friend style for a PTW sound and, as a result, sparked a huge hardcore/metalcore scene in Southampton. Spooky Tuesday Itll Never Fly Orville! [98] After completing the first two recording sessions and returning home, Poison the Well announced that they were parting ways with Atlantic Records after only one album because of "creative differences". It was miles apart from the rest of competition and arrived years, hold that, DECADES, before that style of music really took hold. Throwdown's original song "False Idols" was also later re-recorded for their full-length album Haymaker. This release and Pspazz (see below) are mostly lost to the sands of time. Formed . Atlantic Records had given full creative control with the writing and recording of You Come Before You, not interfering and allowing the band to do what they pleased. About Poison the Well. Song of the Day: 3 Days Under: God's Gonna Cut You Down, Song Review: New Song From Earth Groans! It means a lot. I had seen their previous release at Christian bookstores but it didnt really interest me for whatever reason. Frail was and still is a classic by any definition of the word. An awe inspiring collection of songs that lured you in with lush arrangements, moody yet alluring vocals, and songwriting that was a cut above all the rest in the music scene. These guys were all in Jr High/High School when they recorded the EP but you wouldnt find anything juvenile about it. Oh my gosh was this amazing. At the time the band were dual-fronted by Aryeh Lehrer and Duane Hosein, and their sound of metallic riffs amongst punk structures and a multi-layered vocal attack . Lifehouse . The band even toured with Matchbox Twenty in those early days (wasnt there some drama?). After taking a few days off to get a new van and obtain some temporary gear, the band quickly produced and began selling T-shirts to raise money and buy new equipment, with the shirts containing a detailed description of all musical gear stolen including guitar and amplifier serial numbers.[105]. independent local journalism in Miami. 1. What year the band Poison form? I guess the closes comparisons would be Foo Fighters and Silverchair. Poor Old Lu Straight Six EP. The lineup was also a bit different on this record with just Tim Mann, Dirk Lemmenes (Stavesacre), and Mike Merryman returning from the last album cycle. Or why not treat yourself? Jacob Bannon was originally consulted to design the artwork for Tear from the Red but the band instead hired Demon Hunter bassist Don Clark at Asterik Studio. For us mid-lifers, its that perfect nostalgic battle cry we will belt out on our way to senior homes in the years to come Teenage Politics, Falling Down, Money Tree, Studying Humans, Something More, Different Things, Misunderstanding, Delores (My Girl Hates The IRA) and that classic Punk Rawk Show, are some fun tracks and prepare you for that huge game changing album, Life in General that released the next year. Thanks for putting this together. [38] On February 11, 2001, it was announced that an agreement had been struck with Trustkill Records but that it could not be released until after Poison the Well's new album was out (i.e. Read More. Poison the Well is an American metalcore band from Miami, Florida who were last signed to Ferret Music. Up aggression released in 1995 on Tooth & Nail Records last signed to Music! 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