It All Comes Down to This is the first full-length album from the hardcore

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 band Bane

Bane (band)

Bane, a hardcore punk band, began as a side project between Aaron Dalbec and Damon Bellardo. Aaron approached Matt Firestone to sing and they played under the moniker of Gateway for a few shows, before Firestone departed ways to focus on other projects...

 and deals with loss and unity within the hardcore

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 scene.

The album artwork tackled the subject of loss by reproducing photographs taken by journalists who had died in the Vietnam and Indochina wars. The photos have been called both graphically poignant and emotionally and visually thought-provoking.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9711/23/vietnam.exhibit/ http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue9711/review9711.htm

To reinforce this imagery, the band placed mellow musical interludes at certain parts of the album – tracks 3 and 10 – to cause of a sudden mood of reflection before and after the savagery of the hardcore songs which dominate this recording.

The record release show for this album coincided with the Back to School Jam 3 on October 30th, 1999 in Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester, Massachusetts

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 at the Palladium. The lineup for the show included Right Brigade, Dillinger Escape Plan, Boy Sets Fire, Bane, and Converge

Converge (band)

Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:...

. Patrons attending this show were also able to purchase copies of Saves the Day

Saves the Day

Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1994. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, bassist Rodrigo Palma, and drummer Claudio Rivera....

's just released album Through Being Cool

Through Being Cool

Through Being Cool is the second album by Princeton, New Jersey-based rock band Saves the Day. It has a more melodic sound than their first release, Can't Slow Down, which was a more punk/hardcore driven record. The album was released one year after the band's first release even though they had...

.

Track listing

1. "Fuck What You Heard" – 2:26
2. "Struck Down by Me" – 4:27
3. "Untitled" – 0:39
4. "The Paint Chips Away" – 1:50
5. "My Cross to Bear" – 4:45
6. "What Makes Us Strong" – 0:45
7. "Can We Start Again" – 3:19
8. "I Once Was Blind" – 4:19
9. "Untitled" – 0:39
10. "Place in the Sun" – 2:44
11. "Her Lucky Pretty Eyes" – 3:22
12. "A Bridge Too Far" – 4:16

• All songs written by Bane
  Bane (band)
  Bane, a hardcore punk band, began as a side project between Aaron Dalbec and Damon Bellardo. Aaron approached Matt Firestone to sing and they played under the moniker of Gateway for a few shows, before Firestone departed ways to focus on other projects...
  
  

Credits

• Aaron Bedard
  Aaron Bedard
  Aaron Bedard is the lead singer for the American hardcore punk band Bane, and has recently began a career in DJing, specializing in Dubstep.Bedard is known for his powerful, and often shouted, vocals. He writes all of Bane's lyrics. Before joining Bane, he sang for the band Backbone with Chris...
  
   - Vocals
• Aaron Dalbec
  Aaron Dalbec
  Aaron Dalbec, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, is the guitarist for Bane and Only Crime.Dalbec, a vegan, is also a former member of Converge and Velocity Engine....
  
   - Guitar
• Zachary Jordan - Guitar
• Pete Chilton - Bass
• Nick Branigan- Drums

• Steve Austin – ebow, track 12; vocals, track 8
• Kate O Eight – vocals, track 7

• Recorded June 6 – July 6, 1999 at Austin Enterprises, Clinton, Massachusetts
  Massachusetts
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  , USA by Steve Austin
• Mastered by Dave Merullo and Steve Austin at M Works, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  Massachusetts
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
  
  , USA
• Artwork Layout by Jacob Bannon
  Jacob Bannon
  Jacob Bannon is the vocalist, lyricist, and graphic artist for the American metalcore band Converge. He is also the founder and owner of the label Deathwish Inc...
  
  
• Inset photography courtesy Requiem: By the photographers who died in Vietnam and Indochina - Random House
  Random House
  Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
  
  , New York http://www.cnn.com/US/9711/23/vietnam.exhibit/ http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue9711/review9711.htm

External links

• Live video of the song "Can We Start Again"