We Were Skeletons - Blame & Aging

01. Ruined/Wasted
02. Long Night
03. King Of Tricks
04. The Buried Seat
05. Blood Tongue
06. Disease Artist
07. End All Suffering
08. Blame & Aging
09. Appear, Disappear
10. Slow Death
11. Tremors
12. Pain Is Not The Cleanser
13. Haunting The Ghost

These three guys from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US have released one of the most excellent hardcore influenced screamo record of this year. We Were Skeletons combines the traditional mid-tempo screamo with sometimes melodic, sometimes thrashy (post-)hardcore and punk passages. There are a lot of highlights on this album, my personal favourite is the sixth track called 'Disease Artist'. I have to say, this is a great album with a lot of rad songs, I highly recommend to you. 'Blame & Aging' will be released on 12" by Topshelf Records, you can buy it on the link below.

Reviewed by Adam.

We Were Skeletons is a band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania who formed in 2007. We Were Skeletons play an amazing style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, hardcore, and screamo within their sound. Blame & Aging is the band's latest thirteen song LP, which was released on October 22, 2012. Blame & Aging serves as the band's second full length LP and serves as a great follow-up to their last self titled LP released in 2008. Between these two full lengths, We Were Skeletons have done two splits 7" with Mnwa and The Saddest Landscape and a 3-way split LP with Florence & Libby and Kids. On their latest Lp, We Were Skeletons draw influence from bands such as Orchid, Four Hundred Years, Shotmaker, and early Engine Down. The band's trademark chaotic/emotive style is still present, but the chaos is dialed back a bit. I really like the band's progression since their last LP and think that their incresed complexity puts them at a similar caliber as bands such as Pianos Become The Teeth and The Saddest Landscape. This will probably be one of my favorite albums of the year.

Reviewed by Chris.

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