Fable - Give Us The Night 7"

After yesterday's post had a singer/songwriter connection, I figured I'd continue with another singer/songwriter related post. This time it doesn't involve 90s emo tho and the singer/songwriter here is David Vandervelde. His first band was Fable, which he joined in 1997 at the age of 14, I've ripped their 'Give Us The Night' 7" here. Fable was a Christian metalcore band similar to Zao which hailed from Michigan and started out in 1997 with a bunch of young teenagers (14-16 years old) giving it their all. Soon after doing a demo, they recorded their 'Give Us The Night' 7" which was released on Takehold Records in 1998. Some of the songs from this recording session would also end up on a few compilations. The only other record they would do was a split 7" with Mara'akate on Happy Couples Never Last in 2000, when they also called it quits. Drummer Derek W. James now plays in David Vandervelde's backing band. Enjoy.

Fable - Give Us The Night 7"

Infind - Absence 7"

Here's a quieter 7" than what gets posted on here usually. Infind was an emo band from Staten Island. I guess their main claim to fame is that singer/songwriter Kevin Devine (also of Miracle Of 86) played in this band in his teens, tho he wasn't part of Infind during these recordings, at least he isn't listed. Anyways, this 7" was released on Struggle Records, also out of Staten Island, in 1995 (I believe, there's no mention of a date anywhere). It is one of those records that fall outside of what I usually listen to but that I like regardless. There's quite some tension in these songs and they are much darker than most of the Deep Elm-like emo from that era. Anyways, I don't think this band did much else besides this 7". Oh, and you know this record is from the '90s when you see the ad from Struggle Records that comes with it, cuz it mentions that the t-shirts you can order only come in size XL! Enjoy...

Infind - Absence 7"

Vision Of Disorder / Loyal To None - 'Split Atom' split 7"

After posting the Loyal To None 7", I got a request to also post their split 7" with Vision Of Disorder. So here it is. This split 7" was released on Hearsay Records in 1994. The only other record I own that was released on Hearsay Records is the Converge/Overcast split 7", which I'm fairly certain was released without either bands consent. So I'm not sure what's up with this split 7" either. Anyways, the Vision Of Disorder tracks on this 7", 'D.T.O.' and 'No Regret', would also appear later on on their 1995 demo (so this 'D.T.O.' is not the version from their '94 demo). Great side with VOD being at the top of their game and it does mean I tend to not listen to the Loyal To None side as much as I should. Which is a shame really cuz their side is great as well, and if you like their self-titled 7" I posted before, you'll love these 2 songs as well. No idea where LTN's recordings are from or anything, or if they're indeed recorded specifically for this split 7". Anyways, this is a solid split, so check it out.

Vision Of Disorder / Loyal To None - 'Split Atom' split 7"

Edgewise - Massacre Of The Innocents CD

And here we have yet another band I first heard on the East Coast Assault compilation. Edgewise was a hardcore band from West Chester, PA formed in the late '80s. After doing a great 7" called 'Silent Rage' on Smorgasbord Records, they recorded and released the 'Massacre Of The Innocents' album on Harvest Records on both LP and CD in 1993. The album also includes a re-recording of 'Silent Rage' from the 7" and a different version of 'Tolerance' from the aforementioned 'East Coast Assault' compilation. Harvest Records would also release records from bands such as Starkweather and Turmoil, and I believe it was run by Edgewise's guitarist Vince Spina.

Anyways, to me this is Edgewise's strongest output, with their mix of more traditional hardcore and metallic hardcore they had a sound unlike most bands at the time. On top of that Al Spina's vocals are hard and angry but still have a melodic edge to them at the same time. Great effort and the album definitely stands out from the crowd as a whole. After this album Edgewise did a self-titled album in 1997, which might have been some sort of reunion effort. That album was released by Gain Ground Records out of Germany, which had already re-released the 'Silent Rage' 7" as a 10" and CD in 1995 (with a completely different cover/layout, and a few bonus-tracks). Thorp Records would eventually release a discography CD in 2003.

As said to me this album is Edgewise's strongest material, although it seems that most people prefer the 'Silent Rage' material (which is great, no doubt about it). In any case, this is an underrated record for sure which I feel has been overlooked by many. I ripped & scanned the CD version, the LP has a different layout (same cover tho), but it's too big to scan in, sorry.

Edgewise - Massacre Of The Innocents CD
Edgewise myspace

Loyal To None - s/t 7"

I got this 7" years ago because of the Vision Of Disorder/Loyal To None split 7" I picked up a while before that. While the VOD side on that split got tons more play from me than the LTN side, I did like LTN, but early VOD is hard to beat, you know what I mean?! Anyways, I managed to pick up this self-titled Loyal To None 7" and it's pretty sweet. Loyal To None were from Queens, NYC and this 7" was released on See Records in 1993, so before the split 7", which was released in 1994. It's a pretty good 7" with some solid hardcore with a nice groove to it and atypical vocals. So check it out. I believe Loyal To None also did a live on WUSB split tape with Vision Of Disorder, can anybody confirm this? I have no clue what else they did tho. Singer Brian Meehan moved on to Milhouse, Prom King and Celebrity Murders, no idea what bands the other band members did before or after LTN. Any comments with more info on Loyal To None are more than welcome. Thanxxx & enjoy!

Loyal To None - s/t 7"