Watership Down - Discography (1997-2003)

    Watership Down was an emo/hardcore band from Wantagh, New York who were active from around 1997-2003 and released one three song 7" and appeared on a sampler CD before disbanding. Sometime around 2012, a bootleg discography with unreleased tracks leaked online. The band's 7" was released on Immigrant Sun Records along with Hourglass and Sarin. 

    Watership Down combined hardcore instrumentals with whiny, "emo" vocals to create a sound that sits somewhere in between hardcore and more indie rock style emo. The second track on their 7", "Spoken Silence" is probably my favourite track, I love the slow, melodic guitar that builds up to the loud chorus where dual vocals alternate, one singing, one screaming. 

    If I had to compare them to anything I'd say Still Life has a similar sound going, but Watership Down stands out on their own. Their discography is unfortunately very small for such a promising band and there doesn't seem to be a lot of info about them around. They're definitely worth checking out. 

Edit: we will update this post with our rip of the 7" in the near future. We weren't aware that the version on the discography was a rip.

Discography

S/T 7" 1997 (Immigrant Sun Records)

Blood, Sweat And Tears: A Compilation 1998 (General Records)

Tetsuo (N.Y) - Discography (1994-1996)

  Tetsuo was an emotive hardcore band from Oceanside, New York who were active from approximately 1994-96, although I can't find any definitive dates for when they formed or split up. During their active years they released one demo tape which has unfortunately not yet been archived, and one split 7" with Edgar who were also from Oceanside. 

    Tetsuo has a fast and dirty sound with husky, screamed vocals and heavy instrumentals with breaks of softer, "emo" guitar riffs. They definitely don't have the whiny sound that a lot of "emo" bands did, their songs are driven by pure anger. They sample an anime in the beginning of one of their songs which says "I am Tetsuo" before the song erupts into chaos. 

    Tetsuo showed a lot of promise in their few songs that they released and its really a shame that they never released more content. I hope that someone will eventually archive their demo tape as I would love to hear more of their work. 

Edgar / Tetsuo split 7"

Edgar / Tetsuo split 7" 1995 (The Mountain Collective For Independent Artists, Ltd.)

Give Us Your Blood And We'll Give You Lemonade demo tape, unknown release date (Not on label)

Edgar - Discography (1994-1996)

    Edgar was a hardcore band from Oceanside, New York who were active for a few brief years in the 1990s. They only ever released one split 7" with fellow Oceanside hardcore band Tetsuo in 1995 and then in 2019 they released a cassette containing live tracks and all their recorded works. 

    Edgar had an intense, heavy sound with brutal guitar riffs and fast drums mixed with emo influenced, screamed vocals. They walked the line between more classic style hardcore that was popular at the time, and the more underground "emocore". 

    Their split with Tetsuo is a great release and the bands compliment each other really well. It's also really great that they were able to release a discography in 2019 including their unreleased tracks because prior to that their discography was disappointingly small. 

    Edgar played shows with Coleman, Monster X, Garden Variety, Eucharist, Tetsuo and many more great bands in their active years. 

Discography

Edgar / Tetsuo split 7" 1995 (The Mountain Collective For Independent Artists, Ltd.)

1994-1996 cassette discography 2019 (Small Hand Records, Tokyo Fist Records)

A Petal Fallen - Discography (2002-2004)

    A Petal Fallen was a hardcore band from Newark, Delaware. When it comes to 00s "screamo" I am not an expert; the scene seems to be even less documented than the 90s scene. This is really a shame, while the screamo scene at the time may or may not have been oversaturated with medicore bands; there was a few bands that really excelled at blending the new trends that were popular at the time with the passion and intensity of 90s hardcore. 

    I first came across A Petal Fallen when I blind bought their 10" at Aux33tours in Montreal. I wasn't sure what to expect but the 4 songs presented really blew me away. Their use of jarring melodies, chaotic breakdowns and harmonized, shrieking dual vocals really stuck out to me as unique and refreshing. A Petal Fallen managed to convert a bloated and overdone sound into a really intense and refreshing one. 

    While the demo and the unreleased session (consisting of instrumentals only) leave much to be desired but the 4 song 10" and compilation track stick out to me as some of the best material to surface during the mid 00s. I really recommend checking these guys out.

Discography

Vision In Blindness, Blindness In Vision 10"/CDr 2004 (Friends Forever)

Times Are Hard For Dreamers Comp CD (Waking)