I was going to see those guys before I was even in Killswitch Engage. Its like one of those records that both generates goosebumps during an awful scare and raising the hairs on your neck during that moment of discovering your favorite song. Poison the well- Forever is such an unpleasant word 1999. Poison the Well - Artist Details. I feel as if they had stuck around maybe a bit longer, they would have been the biggest band in the realm of hardcore and metal. 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. 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. 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. Spooky Tuesday were on Brainstorm Artists International, a label run by Gene Eugene who was in Adam Again, The Lost Dogs, etc and ran a sweet studio called The Green Room. Rated #157 in the best albums of 2003, and #8778 of all time album.. Poison the Well is a Miami, Florida-based metalcore band that was previously signed to Ferret Music. They had their demos but we had Tooth & Nail and their widespread distribution arrangement and ad campaigns to make us a fan instantly. [42] But Throwdown's recording session was pushed back by several months due to their touring schedule. [111][112], In 2016, Poison the Well regrouped for a total of eleven shows, performed between June and August. [29][14][30] By November 2000, the split, which had been scheduled for release in December 2000, had been pushed back to late Januaryearly February 2001 and Twelve Tribes was replaced by Florida-based band A New Kind of American Saint. Another one of those blink and youll miss it, Christian record labels that sprang up with mostly unknown bands. 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. Released in 1995 on Tooth & Nail Records, the record was a definite change up from past material and demos. Poison the Well's 1999 debut album The Opposite of December (which we included on our metalcore list) helped kickstart the scream/sung melodic metalcore movement that blew up in the early 2000s . Leighs soft spoken singing style mixed with that classic early 90s alt rock style was out of this world. On March 29, 2007, Undecided Records released Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder digitally.[102]. Sometime Sunday were formed in the very early 90s during the height of the Grunge/Alternative Rock scene of that time period. During early recording sessions for a new album, Poison The Well announced they had left Atlantic Records after creative differences. Sure, there were a select few that took issue with the bands overt Christian lyrics but that didnt stop them from loving on the bands fiery hardcore music. Those last 3 were all local underground bands that deserve mention too for pioneering some of that underground So Cal sound. There was so much said between these songs and its the primary reason Jesus Freak was so immensely popular among not only Christians but embraced by a worldwide unbelieving audience as well. Division, Trials, Count The Cost, and Stand Together are some of my faves off this record. Featured peformers: Chris Hornbrook (drums), Derek Miller (guitar), Geoff Vegas (bass), Jeffrey Moreira (vocals), Ryan Primack (guitar), Pelle Henricsson (recording engineer, mixing . I always dug that this Hawaii band shared members with Spooky Tuesday and was fronted by a pro bodyboarder, Kyle Maligro. 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. So far its been said that no more shows are planned, but if they can get it together it would be some story to see the band that never received their due for creating the buzz that ultimately led to everyone from Killswitch Engage to Miss May I to Architects. 1. in a time of budding creativity and freedom to branch out from the Contemporary landscape that permeated the music scene in the 90s. It didnt matter in the end though because 25 years later, Im still listening. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. They were an integral band in the crafting of the metalcore/melodic hardcore sound pre-End Of Heartache era Killswitch Engage.. 9. They had seemingly Christian lyrics, heavy but melodic instrumentation, and players who could actually master their instruments. In May 2015, Poison the Well reformed for two reunion shows: a warm-up headlining show on May 15 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York,[109] and a performance at the Skate and Surf festival on May 17 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. With its dancy-pop, electronic type beats mixed with Dans uplifting, smooth voice, you couldnt help but be intrigued with this record back in the day. Tempering its harsh, scream-filled sound with startling moments of melody, the Floridian ensemble--anchored by . So why was their reunion greeted with little fanfare earlier this year? Black Eyed Sceva Way Before The Flood. This Boston 5-piece metalcore band formed in early 2001 and have been compared to groups like Converge, Poison The Well, Every Time I Die, Eighteen Visions and Glassjaw. Thanks for writing this. As Howard Jones himself will tell you, If youre a fan of any of those bands, this is the source to go back and check out. [31] The series was also planning other splits for Indecision and Walls of Jericho (Volume 2), Today Is the Day and Supermachiner (Volume 4) and Disembodied (Volume 5); Poison the Well and Eighteen Visions were to be the third release in the series with a tentative release date for the summer of 2001. Andrew R., and Chris Bowden (The Merbabies) were fantastic players and their own unique skills brought in this new sound for Focused. Posts: 3599. The amazing thing to me is that this band of teenagers released like 3 or 4 records in their teens and loads more songs between 7s and compilations. It was goofy and strange but filled with hopeful songs about Faith and youthful trials. Angeltread was my introduction to this band. 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Ferret Music 2009 : The Tropic Rot: Ferret / Ferret Music AllMusic Quiz. Dryve played alternative rock driven in that time period by piano, mandolin, horn parts, guitar, bass, and a solid percussion section. December 12, 2020 By Brandon J. in Articles, News | 8 Comments. For me this album was like Nirvana meets Seal meets Jesus Jones meets Matchbox Twenty and Hootie and Blowfish. Favorite songs off this record is definitely My Blood, Dead Sky, Red, Empty, and Consumer. Jims drumming is unmistakable and some of the best in the scene. I dont know what drew me to Black Cherry Soda first. Credit: Steven Rodrigues . Poison The Well had been in the middle of pre-production for an entire record's worth of material when Miller announced his departure. Seriously though, it was such a great year for music, I think in part, because a lot of bands released their follow up records (focused, mxpx, blenderhead, etc) so the labels were allocating better budgets and the bands themselves were getting better and better. The band reached big success with their single Kiss Me which everyone in the world has heard by now but this album is what started my fascination for them. It was alluring and went mostly unheard by everyone, I mean everyone. The band wanted to make a record that was more focused musically and bigger sonically. Not for sale or trade. I was at a weird place when this record released, mostly obsessed with Punk Rock and Hardcore but I was a closet alternative rock fan. Feb 10 2020 12:00 AM World Tour 2020 . Its an often forgotten time period for Christian Music and 1995 was year unlike most other in terms of diversity of talent. On February 22, 2007 they began touring in support of the album. I was giving up the secular music for a trip through positive and enlightening Christian music that wouldnt harm my impressionable brain. It was released on July 1, 2003. Its rock n roll in the moody spectrum. It just oozed passion and that influence was felt throughout all 11 tracks. [86] The event highlighting local Florida hardcore band Destro's final show, but also celebrated the release of Poison the Well's Tear from the Red 7-inch vinyl singles on Trustkill Records and the band's first DVD Tear from the Road. All rights reserved. In the summer of 2004, guitarist Derek Miller quit the band. There wasnt and still isnt a band like Sixpence None The Richer. Most people these days dont remember that time period or the influence of a Christian band making its way in a commercial sense. Jeffrey Moreira ( vocalist in Poison the Well) ( from 1998-12 until 2010-07-14, in 2015-05, from 2016-06 until 2016-07, from 2020 to present: lead vocals) Jos Martinez ( Florida guitarist, member of Crestfallen and Bird of Ill Omen) ( in 1999: guitar [lead guitar]) Stephen Looker ( American musician) ( from 1999-05 until 1999-06: electric . In a scene chock full of unrelenting heaviness and punk aesthetics, the band stood out both as pioneers of their craft and as a group struggling to fit in. Bills vocals were in your face and gritty, while also tossing up some melodies here and there. Their sound was much heavier and more raw than their major label Grunge contemporaries but still fit it comfortably in at that time. Poison the Well is an American experimental metalcore band from Miami, Florida who were last signed to Ferret Music. Punk Rawk Show was that defining punk rock moment for the band and scene at large. This album is one huge wall of sound and I say that in the best of ways. While Much Afraid is more my favorite of those 90s albums, this one isnt without its moments. 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. [26] Poison the Well then performed their cover of "Today" at Hellfest 2001 on Friday, July 6, 2001, at Liquids in East Syracuse, New York. So I saw this Plankeye band and their Bible verse quoting shirts referring to their name. The Official Twitter of Poison the Well. [51][52] The band later posted it on their Myspace page on October 10, 2006. [46][47], "Sticks and Stones Never Made Sense" was eventually re-recorded for Poison the Well's sophomore full-length Tear from the Red in OctoberNovember 2001. They were much more in line with the older adult crowd (and older at heart) and brought along a signature style that would have pleased fans of Toad the Wet Sprocket, Counting Crows, Gin Blossoms, Tonic, Live, Train, and The Wallflowers. [62][85], On August 27, 2002, Poison the Well played a surprise show at Kaffe Krystal in Miami, Florida, disguised under the name Tear from the Red on the bill. Bassist Landsman was kicked out of the band in late September 2000 due to ongoing personal differences. [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. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Every song works in a unique way by keeping you buckled into this enormous wave of all consuming sound, dropping you on your head by the last track. On February 22, 2007, they began touring in support of the album. Mailing List; . Poison. Mainstream media finally began to catch up when its follow-up, Tear From The Red, was released in 2001. We were all crammed into the local Jr. High School gymnasium filled wall to wall with merch booths and Scott wandering around meeting everyone. Outside of myself, its hard to find too many other music fans who still recall this group. This album was a definite time stamp of the early 90s. This band made music that would appeal to broad audience and Masaki Liu from this band went on to be a prolific music producer. @killthemusictv . This album burst on the scene in 1995 with thunderous applause and much hype. [31][32] Poison the Well had been touring with A New Kind of American Saint's guitarist Michael Peters the month prior. I sense this was something toned down a bit for the Nashville Christian Music Crowd because they love their watered down aggression lol. They had seemingly "Christian" lyrics, heavy but melodic instrumentation, and players who could actually master their instruments. The Blamed even covered Guy in a Suit and the Pope (The Crucified) on this record and it is beyond fantastic, a perfect nod to the legends of Christian Thrash Punk Metal. 1990s - 2000s. Miami's independent source of Thank you to The Blamed for keeping it real and just being themselves at a time of immense music discovery. So many awesome covers were on this first covers collection by the young pop-punk 3 piece known as MxPx. The band invited former vocalists Hosein and Lehrer to provide backing vocals on the song "Not Within Arms Length", the lyrics of which had been written by Hosein before he left the band in 1998. Songs about smelly bandmates B.O. I had almost forgotten about it till I went hunting for the Tape and saw it on Ebay one day. Follow Artist +. Christian Lilo. The music was just so inspiring and musicianship was as good or better than anything the drug fueled, addicted rock scene of the 90s could produce. In 2010, they announced a hiatus to explore other interests. The reason these guys dont get enough love from websites attempting these sorts of Lists is because they are lazy and probably young journalists with no real connection to that scene many of us grew up through. They combined aspects of ferocious, metallic hardcore alongside gentle, melodic, dare I say Emo tendencies for a style much to themselves. It was dark, heavy and brooding, but with melody throughout, which never seemed out of place. I picked up Hum at that retreat and spun it often in the days that followed. -Brandon Jones for Indie Vision Music / 12/12/2020, Deliverance Camelot In Smithereens ATL3645; CD). One of those bands you werent afraid to share with your friends and one that would make people turn heads. Side note, Delores (My Girl Hates the IRA) is a fun song that serves as a tribute to Dolores ORiordan of The Cranberries fame, RIP. Shame, shame, shame! More than 115,500 copies of the album have been sold in the U.S. to date. In 2010, they announced a hiatus to explore other interests. This was definitely a weird little pop-punk album. However, the date fell on a Thursday and Trustkill Records was forced to work with music industry standards of releasing new music on Tuesdays. The melancholy, poppy, almost gothic sounding album produced some excellent songs like Angeltread, Bleeding, Drifting, Within a Room, Somewhere, Melting Alone, Disconnect, Maybe Tomorrow. Your article describes much of what I like of this era, Christian music at the time was creative, different, and unique. The band Poison was formed in 1983. Miller had been in Poison the Well for all three prior releases and was a major part of the writing process. It was an emotional finish, but Poison the Well's return to the stage for an encore came with another heady dose of emotion, because the band was suddenly joined by former guitarist (and current . Pent up aggression released in a sweet concoction of rage and beauty. Jan 09 2020 12:00 AM SECOND BOSTON SHOW ADDED . 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 was alien to mainstream rock and metal at the time. [116][117] The band was quickly re-scheduled to appear at the 2021 edition of Psycho Las Vegas, due to take place between August 2022, 2021 and at the 2021 edition of Furnace Fest, due to take place between September 2426, 2021.[118][119]. To top off the music departure from their earlier teen pop sound was an even more socially conscious and loving message about unity, brotherhood, our Faith, and embracing each others differences despite color of skin. 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