Index For Potential Suicide was a emo-violence band from Charleston, South Carolina. In their brief lifespan Index put out one LP, a 7", a demo and a split with Usurp Synapse. The band had a distinctly metalcore influenced flavour of emo-violence that mixed the sounds of South Carolina heavy-hardcore bands like Prevail and Rinse with the chaos of bands like Hassan I Sabbah and Reversal Of Man. Despite their unique sound and prevalence within the scene at the time, I hear Index referenced a lot less than the aforementioned bands, which is a shame because they rip just as hard.
Another thing that set Index apart from the rest of the scene at the time was their pre-eminent use of synthesizers to create a foreboding, noise influenced atmosphere in their songs. A lot of early 2000s bands in the white-belt scene would go on to use synth to similar or alternatively cheesier effect, so it leaves me to wonder how much of an influence Index had on this development.
Discography CD 2005 (Alone Records)
The Newest Youth Rebellion LP 2000 (Ohev/Insolito)
ST 7" 1998 (Kill Frank Lentini)
Usurp Synapse Split 7" 1998 (Witching Hour)
