Showing posts with label We Were Skeletons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label We Were Skeletons. Show all posts

2012/10/23

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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2012/05/23

We Were Skeletons - We Were Skeletons



01. Drawn From The Houses I've Burnt
02. Exposure To Heavy Metal Causes Whatever
03. Pudge Paws
04. It's Like Science
05. Kids
06. Her Stomach Is A Lioness
07. Bruce Willis Is Dead The Whole Time
08. This Destroys Us
09. Well, I Did Spend A Year In College

Pennsylvania's We Were Skeletons play a brand of screamy, chaotic hardcore should appeal to long-time fans of the genre. The album was recorded with Will Killingsworth (Orchid, Ampere) at Dead Air Studios and is the band’s strongest material to date. Imagine City of Caterpillar, Kidcrash, Off Minor and Hot Cross, and Comadre rolled into one. Definitely one of the best releases of 2010. I figured a repost was in order since the album has been officially released. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy. You won't be diasppointed!

Reviewed by Chris.

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