Your Murder Mixtape
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Your Murder Mixtape is the first full-length album from New Jersey
, U.S. band, The Banner
. It was released on Blackout Records in December, 2003 and it follows the Posthumous EP
which was released in the same year. The album takes influence from several musical styles with an overall melodic hardcore
sound.
In line with the band's horrorcore imagery, the cover depicts a photograph of a cassette tape clipped to a blood-soaked diary. The inlay follows this theme through, with the lyrics largely in handwriting as if in a diary. The label on the CD itself is black with a splash of red to symbolise a bloodstained handprint. The song material and lyrics are quite dark, covering subjects consistent with the cover and inlay image, such as zombies, murder, conflict, and personal rejection. In spite of all this imagery, the band still felt the need to add a liner note proclaiming, "These songs are fictional and aren't a veiled threat to anyone living or dead. Seriously".
material, mixing metal with hardcore in equal measures, before moving into more intricate arrangements with more metal elements. The metal material culminates with "Black Duct Tape" which is verging on black metal
, before moving back to hardcore with "Red Devil". The closing track proper – before the silence and hidden track – "September Song" slows the pace down slightly and is perhaps a precursor for the material to come on their next album, Each Breath Haunted
. Throughout, Joey Southside's vocals are harsher than they were on the debut EP. They are more in keeping with metalcore
band vocal styles, as opposed to the "classic" hardcore vocals before – all this adding fuel to the fire of which genre this band actually belongs in.
The general consensus among fans was that this was not a huge step forward for the band and the production was somewhat understated, but it still had the promise that would be delivered on their next album. http://www.punknews.net/review/2851 []
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, U.S. band, The Banner
The Banner (band)
The Banner is a hardcore punk and metalcore band from Bloomfield, New Jersey with influences that range from late '80s hardcore, punk rock, heavy metal and NYHC-style metalcore....
. It was released on Blackout Records in December, 2003 and it follows the Posthumous EP
Posthumous (EP)
Posthumous is a five track EP from the American hardcore punk/metalcore band, The Banner. Originally recorded as the band's first demo , it was handed at out the band's local shows to fans and attendees...
which was released in the same year. The album takes influence from several musical styles with an overall melodic hardcore
Melodic hardcore
Melodic hardcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on vocal melody. The genre is commonly defined with fast hardcore drum beats, complex guitar riffs and melodic singing with occasional screaming and shouting.-History:...
sound.
In line with the band's horrorcore imagery, the cover depicts a photograph of a cassette tape clipped to a blood-soaked diary. The inlay follows this theme through, with the lyrics largely in handwriting as if in a diary. The label on the CD itself is black with a splash of red to symbolise a bloodstained handprint. The song material and lyrics are quite dark, covering subjects consistent with the cover and inlay image, such as zombies, murder, conflict, and personal rejection. In spite of all this imagery, the band still felt the need to add a liner note proclaiming, "These songs are fictional and aren't a veiled threat to anyone living or dead. Seriously".
Overview
The first few tracks are in the same vein as the band's Posthumous (EP)Posthumous (EP)
Posthumous is a five track EP from the American hardcore punk/metalcore band, The Banner. Originally recorded as the band's first demo , it was handed at out the band's local shows to fans and attendees...
material, mixing metal with hardcore in equal measures, before moving into more intricate arrangements with more metal elements. The metal material culminates with "Black Duct Tape" which is verging on black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
, before moving back to hardcore with "Red Devil". The closing track proper – before the silence and hidden track – "September Song" slows the pace down slightly and is perhaps a precursor for the material to come on their next album, Each Breath Haunted
Each Breath Haunted
Each Breath Haunted is the second full-length album from New Jersey, U.S. hardcore punk band, The Banner. It was released in August, 2005 on the Ferret Music record label. It follows their late 2003 release of Your Murder Mixtape and the EP, Posthumous. This album's sound is heavily influenced by...
. Throughout, Joey Southside's vocals are harsher than they were on the debut EP. They are more in keeping with metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band vocal styles, as opposed to the "classic" hardcore vocals before – all this adding fuel to the fire of which genre this band actually belongs in.
The general consensus among fans was that this was not a huge step forward for the band and the production was somewhat understated, but it still had the promise that would be delivered on their next album. http://www.punknews.net/review/2851 []
Track listing
- All songs written by The BannerThe Banner (band)The Banner is a hardcore punk and metalcore band from Bloomfield, New Jersey with influences that range from late '80s hardcore, punk rock, heavy metal and NYHC-style metalcore....
, unless stated
- "Zombie Onslaught" – 3:13
- "Skies Go Black" – 2:44
- "Sometimes They Come Back" – 3:40
- "Die Fighting" – 3:34
- "Apocalypse" – 3:17
- "I Found Your Diary" – 2:53
- "Black Duct Tape" – 2:27
- "Red Devil" – 2:47
- "Night of the Rope" – 2:25
- "September Song" – 17:36
- "Bloodlust" (Ink & Dagger) – hidden track – 6:10
- Track 10 is only actually 4:38, it is followed by approx 13 minutes of silence
- Track 11 is unlisted, but is a cover versionCover versionIn popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Ink & Dagger's "Bloodlust"
Credits
- Joey – vocals
- Garrett – guitar
- Chris – guitar
- Chris "Fingerz" Larsen – bass
- Ian – drums
- Kevin Manion is credited with playing second guitar, but not as a band member
- Tim Shaw from EnsignEnsign (band)Ensign is a hardcore punk band from New Jersey, USA. It was formed in 1995 and signed to Indecision Records in 1996. They signed to the larger label "next door", Dexter Holland's Nitro Records in 1998 and finally came to rest at Blackout Records in 2003 after a brief sortie back to Indecision in...
– guest vocals on "Die Fighting" - Frank IeroFrank IeroFrank Anthony Iero Jr is the rhythm guitarist, co-lead guitarist and backup vocalist of the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance as well as the vocalist of the post-hardcore band Leathermouth.-Early life:...
– guest vocals on "Black Duct Tape" - Joe Mosh – guest vocals on "Night Of The Rope"
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, AliensAliens (film)Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
, and ZombieZombi 2Zombi 2 is a 1979 zombie horror film directed by Lucio Fulci. It is the best-known of Fulci's films and made him a horror icon. Though the title suggests this is a sequel to Zombi Zombi 2 (also known as Zombie, Island of the Living Dead, Zombie Island, Zombie Flesh Eaters and Woodoo) is a 1979... - Mixed in the Haunted House of Creep Records
External links
- The Banner Official Website (Archive) 2003-08-04 (original website now the subject of domain parkingDomain parkingDomain parking is the registration of an Internet domain name without using it for services such as e-mail or a website i.e without placing any content on the domain. This may be done to reserve the domain name for future development, to protect against the possibility of cybersquatting, or to...
) - Blackout Records band page (Archive) 2006-10-15 (original link now redirects to Blackout RecordsBlackout RecordsBlackout! Records was an independent record label which specialized in the hardcore punk genre.It was formed in 1988 by Bill Wilson – now forever known as "Bill Blackout" – and, together with friend Jim Gibson, the label released its first record – a New York hardcore compilation...
blogBlogA blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
) - Ferret Music band page