Makh Daniels: Vocals
Chris Brock: Guitar/Vocals
Dan Sneddon: Drums
Tyler Jensen: Guitar
Matt O'Brien: Bass
Influences
"..a human life...is a vulnerable thing, a thing that can be invaded, wounded, violated by another's act in many ways. For this penetration, the only remedy that seems appropriate is a counter invasion, equally deliberate, equally grave..."
- Martha Nussbaum
we're also into: slayer, carcass, born against, tragedy, day of suffering, his hero is gone,bad brains, pure hell, morbid angel, discharge, the melvins, poison idea, behemoth, akimbo, converge, danzig, mastodon, hank senior and hank 3, black flag, today is the day, leadbelly, motherfucking Pentagram!!, hot snakes, acme, day of suffering, ROTTEN SOUND, megadeth, testament, neurosis, isis, the bronx, the crown, turmoil, crowbar, nine inch nails, nofx, shai hulud.
Sounds Like
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These will be on sale on our upcoming tour:
After nearly two years of grueling DIY tours, a blown up van,
incredible amounts of debt and nearly every original member of Apiary
walking away, the remaining members decided to declare a new war at
ground zero.
"The songs we had created on the road no longer had anything to do
with what the original Apiary was about and we needed a new name that
was a better fit, and more relevant to who we are,"states Chris Brock.
"We wanted a name that meant burning your wick at both ends and saving
nothing for no one."
Makh Daniels (vocals), Chris Brock(guitar), Tyler Jensen (Bass) and
Dan Sneddon (Drums) have re-emerged as Early Graves.
Fusing the technical prowess of Carcass with the pissed off
crust/punk of His Hero Is Gone and adding equal measures Entombed and
Slayer into an already uncompromising style, Early Graves have now
created a sound that is both difficult to categorize and is as
destructive as it comes.
"We just wanted to create our version of an early punk record. Like
how it was when we were kids first getting into punk, metal and
hardcore. No frills. No gloss. No bullshit. We had no interest
whatsoever in creating fake ass death metal breakdowns or tired
arpeggio sweeps or whatever stupid ass bands think the "IN" thing is
these days. Just punk, ya know? Just us punk kids stage diving on
each other and circle pitting and letting it all go. Who gives a shit
about the rest?" says vocalist Makh Daniels.
Recorded by the legendary and infamous producer Steve Austin of Today is Day
(Converge, Deadguy, Lamb of God) in Nashville, TN at Austin
Enterprises, Early Graves recorded their debut album within 10 days.
"We wanted an engineer who didn't care about sales, the industry or
about anything anyone else was doing. We wanted someone who only
cared about the music. And that's exactly what we got. We definitely
did butt heads with the Reverend on many occasions but i'll be damned
if we aren't absolutely satisfied with how the album sounds and
feels." Said guitarist Chris Brock. "It was a really great experience
to get out of our comfort zone and really hone in on all that anger
and pent up frustration in Nashville. That whole experience just gave
fuel to the most pissed off/depressing music we collectively have ever
been a part of."
Even though Early Graves consider their album to be, for all
intents and purposes, a "punk" record, they have further thrown a
wrench in the gears by having the enigmatic and schizophrenic Eugene
Robinson of Oxbow (hydrahead, Neurot) appear on the song "Here There
Be Monsters" alongside Steve Austin, who also contributed eerie and
ethereal guitar melodies to that song and also vocals to "Last Name:Porter".
"I wanted to add a further dimension to the record and have these
two iconic vocalists who would take their own interpretation of the
songs and run with it to...shit, god knows where. Besides, when both Eugene and
Steve were doing their vocals, it literally scared the shit out of me. That's when I
knew it was definitely gonna be insane." Daniels says with a laugh.
But just as Early Graves' songwriting is both passionately
unforgiving in fury and at the same time, in the grip of an all
consuming despair, the lyrical content both reflects this dichotomy in
a tasteful yet, unequivocably honest delivery. With such titles as
"Ghosts Among Us" (About a close friend who became a heroin addict and
a prostitute) "First Name: William" (About a young SF graffiti writer
who was murdered in 1998) and "House Nigger" (About his own personal
experiences as a minority in an increasingly conservative/religious
and racist scene), Singer Makh Daniels gives the listener an
unwavering first hand testament of alienation, addiction, heartache
and the depthless bitter anger that is born from it.
"The sole reason why I got into punk/hardcore was because it was a
community of screwed up kids who couldn't express themselves at all
save through this medium. It was a place to go where you weren't the
only one who was fucked up, lost and pissed off at the world. It was a
home for people without homes." says Daniels.
But more than anything else, "We:The Guillotine" is a collection
of 11 songs by 4 flawed, compulsive, manic-depressive A-holes whose
only way to cope is to play punk the way it was meant to be played:
bloody as hell and swingin' for the fences with iron fists for a 12th
round knockout.
We:The Guillotine is out now on Ironclad/Metalblade records
It was Nils, see the comment just before you, I WISH I WAS THAT BADASS!! ...but yer welcome nonetheless! Hope to kick ass with yall again soon! MUCH LOVE, hollerrrrrrrrrr!
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