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STEEL NATION
Forever Wounded
(DON024-2)
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Released October 13th, 2009 |
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Bio:
Steel Nation is without question one of the most unique, polished, and destructive hardcore bands to emerge from the great state of Pennsylvania in recent memory. Steel Nation has managed to forge their own sound in an age of carbon copies by expertly bridging the gap between the street level sensibilities of classic New York hardcore bands like Madball, Biohazard, and Leeway and the technical punishing fury that was perfected in Cleveland, Ohio by bands like Ringworm, In Cold Blood, and integrity.
Steel Nation started with humble beginnings by 4 friends at a practice shack in Lewistown PA in late 2005. The early direction was simple - write songs that represented who they were as musicians and individuals rather than being another vanilla Integrity clone or a stale Madball rip off. Excited by a positive outcome of the early practices, the band quickly found a singer and eventually recorded the results of those sessions which became the Soul Swallower MCD that was released in 2007. After nearly a year of touring, Steel Nation was abruptly left without a singer just prior to recording a new 7”. In the winter of 2008, the band ended their search for a singer and moved forward by looking within to find their new voice. Guitar player Neil and bassist Steve now share vocal duties while continuing on their respective instruments. Many were apprehensive about the idea of hardcore band without a true frontman, but those skeptics were instantly converted once they heard Steve's dynamic range mixed with Neil's raw power.
The band quickly polished of the writing for their new full length offering and entered the legendary Big Blue Meenie studios in jersey city, New Jersey. The choice of studios was easy based on the history of classic hardcore records tracked behind those walls. The new full length offering titled Forever Wounded is 35 minutes of the realest, most sincere, yet equally venomous and down-right pummeling hardcore that has been unleashed in quite some time. The initial musical blueprint of "NY HC meets Clevo HC" has not changed but with this record, Steel Nation has masterfully crafted its own, unique sound that truly raises the bar for the entire genre. Lyrically, Forever Wounded is by far the most mature offering of any prior material released by the band. Forever Wounded deals with everyday struggles of real life, living day by day as a flawed human in a flawed world and doing whatever you can to overcome any obstacles that are placed in front of you. The record's content mirrors the evils of today's social, economic, and political climate and pushes a message of constant effort to achieve no matter the opposition. steel nation is truly unstoppable and this record is proof of it.
Track Listing:
01. Intro
02. A War Within
03. Prayer for Isololation
04. Last Man Standing
05. Forever Wounded
06. Up In Smoke
07. Day by Day
08. Blind to the Truth
09. Odysseus
10. Faded Memories
11. Reaching the End
12. Lost on Me
13. Downfall of Humanity
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