Cipher was formed in 1996 by long time friends who wanted to bring something new to underground music. As the group developed artistically and politically they reasoned that art can and should have a serious social mission. That mission, coupled with the band's unique blend of diverse musical conventions, create Cipher's signature sound. Elements of hardcore and metal are woven with melodicism and politically radical lyrics to form a provocative, probing treatment of race, gender, and class.
Cipher is committed to opening critical spaces in underground music to reawaken the legacy of dissent in today's hardcore scene. Their long embraced DIY work ethic led them to self-release many of their own recordings and embark on numerous tours of the US leading up to their signing to Uprising Records, who released "Children Of God's Fire" in 2005. The release gained critical acclaim as an unrelenting, neo-revolutionary musical statement, transcending genres and provoking thought in scenes pre-occupied with apolitical trends.
As of January 2009, Cipher has entered the studio to record their heavily anticipated follow up to "Children Of Gods Fire." The record will be released by Uprising Records. More details will surface shortly, stay tuned.
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"Cipher take the word hardcore to expansive levelsThis disc is a must for
anyone into hardcore, or metalcore, or any person willing to try something
thats abrasive yet intelligent ."[9.5/10]
-Riftrock.com
"this disc is simply a must have for anyone with a brain. Cipher hinted at
greatness in the past, but all their elements come together perfectly here and
this is a relevant album...."[9.5/10]
-Transcending the Mundane
"Cipher delivers Children on Gods Fire, a solid 62 minutes of heady, thoughtful metalcore that gives as much to the listener lyrically as it does musically. Combining a small books worth of social and political commentary with 14 months worth of perfected technical music work, Cipher effectively sets themselves apart from the teeming masses of metalcore.
-Quitmyscene.com
"Listening to this album is like simultaneously taking a tough college course
and getting run over by a truck If classic tough-guy hardcore is a
bodybuilder, Cipher is hardcore gone Robotech, with 21st century armor and
weaponry
-Stylus.com
"Ciphers music is heavy and lurching, like fists on a giant man with
Tourettes, lashing out and smashing, punching with mean riffage, strattling
perfectly the gray line between hardcore and metal.
-Fishcom Collective.net
"a mathematically precise chaotic metal album Cipher promises to be one of
those bands that sticks in your mind hours after their showGrab this up now
."[editors choice]
-Smother.net
"Passionate, venomous, and steadfast, this New York based group attacks with a
frenziedly schizophrenic blend of hardcore and metal that's as much potent
musically as it is lyricallyYes!
-Fake Train.com
"Blast beats, breakdowns, all done without studio polish - this is how heavy
music needs to be done Cipher offers up a refreshing, heavy album for 2005.
-Buzzgrinder.com
"Hardcore has lost its true meaning, lets bring it back. Cipher is one of the
many bands that have the power to recreate the "Hardcore Community" ."[A++]
-Houseofthelivingdead.com
"a whole world of ideas, concepts, and connections are made and completely
blow your mindNot only is this heavy in musical delivery, but probably even
more heavy in conceptual presentation
-Hanging Like a Hex
"Cipher are evolving a musical style, a musical movement: metalcore hasn't anymore limits and borders in this "Children of God's Fire".
-Firealive.it
"Metalcore bands may be 10-a-penny, but metalcore bands that can rise above the mosh and deliver albums worth savoring are priceless...this hour-long
debut from Long Island's Cipher is one of those rare, rare instances."[9/10]
-Decibel
Most metalcore bands are either spastic and harmonically dissonant, or full of groove and mosh. Few combines both, and even fewer combine both successfully like the neo-revolutionary band CipherCipher plays tough, chest pounding music that has penty of brains amongst the brutality. [8/10]
-Outburn
"This band really grabbed me by the throat and didn't let go until the album
was done...Brutal, brilliant metal with a responsible, thoughtful head on it's
burly shoulders. Get into it."
-AMP
"a brilliant, brutal and even touching album that is sure to help ignite the
flames of consciousness back into hardcore it manages to punish ear-drums
while enlightening minds at the same time
-Skyscraper
"A shining display of intellect, compassion, and skull-crushing power one of
the surefire, best politically themed hardcore albums to come out in some time
-Pastepunk.com
"I am now kicking myself for not checking this band out sooner I had truely
thought the days of well thought out and perfectly executed metalcore were
long gone
-Siczine.com
"Their powerful, historical, passionate message of humanity just happens to
come wrapped in heavy, brutal music. This is an encyclopedia written on the
side of a war machineLyrically, sonically, and passionately this band has
honed this beauty and delivered it to us in the time of a little over an
hour. ."[9/10]
-Wrank Music.com
hey guys!
love the music. you have a great sound. if you ever need a photographer for and event or promos just let me know, id love to shoot you guys.
- Vandal Photography
heyy. yeah I will definitely get the record and the singles are great :D i'll try and catch a show if you guys come to connecticut, and i'll look into the street team thing too. :)
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