Drowningman

   
Artist: Drowningman

   Genre(s): 
ROck: Alternative
   Hardcore
   

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Discography:


   
 Don't Push Us When We're Hot

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 10


   
 Learn To Let It Go

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 12

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Not easily pigeonholed, Drowningman's blisteringly vivid sound combines elements of backbreaking metallic element, modern hardcore, abrasion dissonance, math rock, and emo (in both its melodic and progressive, Dischord-esque forms). The band was formed in the unconvincing college town of Burlington, VT; its members included vocalizer Simon Brody, guitarists Javin Leonard and Matt Roy, bassist Dave Barnett, and drummer Joe Villemaire. Drowningman debuted in 1997 with a 7" single, "Weighted and Weighed Down," on Boston-based Hydra Head Records; the same label issued their debut LP, Busy Signal at the Suicide Hotline, in 1998. The album caused a shake up in the metalcore underground, which exclusively increased when the group switched to the Revelation label and issued the EP How They Light Cigarettes in Prison in 2000. Drowningman's arcsecond full-length, Rock and Roll Killing Machine, followed later that class to enthusiastic reviews, expanding their cult following. The band toured extensively in 2001, and released an EP through Equal Vision called Drowningman Still Loves You. But the lineup wasn't solid, and Drowningman started to drift. However, by 2004 Brody had reconnected with early member Denny Donovan, and with the help of other area musicians strike restart on Drowningman. A rarities compendium appeared in 2004, and Don't Push Us When We're Hot appeared from Thorp in autumn 2005.