Method was a vegan, straight edge hardcore band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin active for a handful of years in the 90s. There isn't a lot of available info on the band members and what other projects they were involved in, but their vocalist had the nickname Survivor and was also in the band KILLTHESLAVEMASTER.
Method plays gut-wrenchingly heavy, metalcore with shrill, energy filled screams and heavy, fast instrumentals. Definitely made FFO early Converge, Order of Importance, Disembodied and Prevail to name a few. From the first guitar riff on the 7" I was immediately hooked on Method's passionate sound and energy. With pounding guitar spastic drumming they create a calculated chaos. I really like the vocal style, falling somewhere between metalcore and the typically high pitched "screamo" style. Despite their heavy and very-much-rooted-in-metalcore sound, I definitely can hear some d.i.y influence as well in their abrupt shifts from loud to slow, almost eerie guitar bits and half-spoken backing vocals. These quieter sections make the heavy parts hit even harder.
Rather impressively, one of the versions of Method's 7" covers is entirely handmade by the band, paper pulp was made and cut into shape before they hand stitched the sheets together. Then if that wasn't enough work, they stitched little twigs and sticks into the paper to spell out the band's name and/or various designs formed from the sticks. The one we have has a circular kind of image made from the sticks and the band name is somehow pressed into the paper. This is truly taking DIY to a new level and I am honestly inspired, though I can't imagine hand making and stitching all 100 copies of this 7". Probably takes the cake for most unique packaging on a record and I've seen some crazy ones (tin foil, paper lunch bag, stitched fabric, and even a baggy of someone's hair included in the sleeve) but the sticks and twigs really put this one up there for me. Very cool.
Method only released a demo tape, the aforementioned 7" which did have a version with regular sleeves too, and a CDr, followed by a CD compilation of all their tracks released in June of this year. Unfortunately their discography is on the smaller side but it's a heavy hitter through and through.
There is unfortunately not a lot of info or photos of the band online, if anyone has anything of the sort let us know!
Note: We have yet to find a download for their demo but currently have a lead and will update this post with it as soon as possible.
Exile / Suffer 7" 1997 (Self-released)
Alternate Cover 7"
S/T CDr 1996 (Self-released)
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