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DarcSystems - Article
Excerpt from Bay State Bands on the Rise:
"With the recent main stream success of Massachusetts metal bands such at Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Beyond the Embrace, Red Chord, The Acacia Strain, and Unearth its seems Massachusetts is the place for up and coming bands. With such recent success from bands as Trauma Concept (Appeared on MTV’s Ozzfest reality show), Hell Within (Lifeforce Records), Legeia (Ferret Records), and Seemless, Mass. doesn’t seem to be letting up anytime soon. There’s several new bands that haven’t quite reached the success as the others mentioned but If they keep on playing out, they soon will; Within Choking Range, Screams of Erida and The Bloodening are three unsigned local bands on the rise that you need to keep on eye on.
The band's motto, “Protect your neck,” is the only way to describe the bands brutal intensity. Fitchburg’s own Within Choking Range have only been around for a year but they are already making a name for themselves. Heavily influenced by such bands as Killswitch Engage, Unearth, As I lay Dying, It Dies Today, and other metal and hardcore bands, WCR have their own style of metal. Lead by guitarists Mark Belliveau and Steve Hall, Within Choking Range write fast heavy songs with breakdowns and great melodies backed by Mark Shapiro’s screams and melodic singing. Though they have shuffled a few band members, their line up is stronger than ever. Drummer Mike Allen's punk infleunce and pounding double bass can be heard throughout the band's songs. Bassist Joe Rosbury's solid bass lines and backup vocals are a great addition to the band. WCR have been playing quite frequently across Mass in the recent months. WCR are a great live band to see with such crowd sing alongs and moshing riffs. Within Choking Range are currently taking [time] off to finish up material for their first EP with producer Ken Susi of Unearth. Ken’s past credits include Invocation of Nehek, Screams of Erida, and Burn in Silence who have all received high acclaim in the metal community. Look for WCR to start touring heavily across New England to support their CD."
-Tim Gruntkosky
www.darcsystems.com
On July 23 as well as August 3, 2005, Within Choking Range were the #1 most viewed unsigned Hardcore artists from Massachusetts on MySpace.com. The song, "Most People Just Die," came in sixth for total plays in Massachusetts Hardcore in July, and "Chainsaw Anthem" came in third during August. As of August 2005, the band has recieved over 12,000 plays since September, 2004.
-wcr. (Aug. '05)
www.myspace.com/withinchokingrange
Within Choking Range made their radio debut on a live appearance at G-Vegas Jams on 99.9, The Eagle, in Gardner MA on July 25, 2005. The band was interviewed, as well as given a chance to debut their songs off of "Most People Just Die." They have since been played on Return to the Pit @ 91.3 WUNH (Durham, NH), Strongarm Radio @ 104.9 WRBB, Dan's Punk Show @ 90.7 WKKL (Barnstable, MA), and 91.3 WXPL (Fitchburg, MA).
-wcr. (Feb. '06)
Lambgoat - "news bits"
"8/28 - Within Choking Range have posted track from their upcoming EP (produced by Ken Susi of Unearth). /// "
Lambgoat.com
Masscore - article
Most People Just Stream:
"Within Choking Range have upped a new mp3 on their MySpace page. The song is titled 'Most People Just Die' and was produced by uber-god Ken Susi of Unearth.
Check it out their site here.
Also make sure to add Masscore on Myspace: MySpace.com/Masscore."
-Egon
Masscore.com
Return to the Pit - review (11/20/05)
Within Choking Range: (main stage)
"I had never heard them that I remeber. They were really good. Tight playing. They were the first of the metalcore block on the mainstage."
-Rev. Aaron
Return to the Pit
"Help, I've Been Choked" The WCR Fan Base - Review
Most People Just Die CD Review
"Most People Just Die" is an explosive debut from the boys of WCR. They deliver the songs like complete pros. "MPJD" is a melodic hardcore scream of reality in your face in today's age of watered-down music. It is sure to become an essential piece of any music collection. The record features seven songs so hard and thought provoking it could keep the most skeptical fans coming back for more of the most insane breakdowns, and screams of pure emotion so deep, you can literally feel pain in the singer's voice. It also features lyrics that could rip you in half, leave you bleeding, and still wanting more. "Most people Just Die" delivers everything essential for a great record.
The band's harsh delivery of raw emotion, and feelings so pure that anyone could relate to, can only be be described as brutally honest. Every song on "Most People Just Die" is like a page of your life ripped out, and screamed back in your face. It features the words that have dwelled in your mind, but couldn't be established. The band delivers it with incredibly skilled musicians, and the lyrical genius of Mark Shapiro (AKA, "Shaps" or Mark two"). From strong beginnings of "Hangman," it delivers pure energy and emotion in ways that would make the biggest and brightest's jaws drop. It keeps up with that smae energy until the conclusion of "In Darkness I Wait," which wraps everything up in such an appropriate way that you feel like you've just witnessed something bigger than life itself. It's as if you are sifting through the minds of musical geniuses and seeing deep into their lives. There is no doubt after hearing "Most People Just Die" that WCR will be huge one day, and one day soon.
The Lyrics are probably the most deep heartfelt, and at the same time best "fuck you" message written in a long time. Every line is like a punch in the face of a bitter truth that society tries to hide. Some more profound lyrics that stand out would be:
"You are the knife that bleeds me time and time again/You are the coffin I'll soon find myself in"
(taken from track one, "Hangman")
"When i sleep at night, you're gone/But every night I see your face"
(taken from track three, the title track, "Most people Just Die")
"This is all I have that connects me outside world/Beautiful paradox/My exposition's only this/No hope for second chances/Cross my heart and slit my wrists"
(taken from track two, "Unheard")
[The CD has] many other thought-provoking lyrics that make "Most people Just Die" more than just your average hardcore record, and more of an intelligent retribution to the world of music... Lyrics that could be appreciated by just about anyone who feels anything.
All in all, "Most People Just Die" will stay in your CD players, or in heavy rotation on your IPods, and never cease to amaze you with every play. A collection of songs that could bring the world to its knees, or a crowd of people to each others throats. These guys have more talent than a lot of bands out today, and are on the way to make a name for themselves. "Most People Just Die" is sure to become an essential in any collection, and for now a jewel in any holder's collections.
-Derek Allard
The WCR Fan Base
DarcSystems - Review
Within Choking Range - Most People Just Die - 2005
Rating: 9/10 Reviewed by: ed
Genre: Metalcore
Homepage: http://www.withinchokingrange.com/
Label: Berserkfaced Records
To sum it up before I start, fucking sick. The debut EP from DarcSystems friends Within Choking Range, produced by Ken Susi of Unearth (bonus tracks produced by Dinitwit). The cd opens with "Hangman", a damn good and heavy song, which sets a good tone for the rest of the cd. The cd has the markings of a great metalcore album, sick breakdowns, tight drumming, and good vocals. The change between two producers is only slightly noticeable, a little change in the tone.
The album comes across as lyrically "dark", one of the lines that kinda sticks out in my mind on that topic is the line (from the cds title track) "just because this is suicide doesn't mean that you didn't kill me". The energy of their live sets comes across on the cd, all that's missing is "the hug" :p.
This cd is definitely what I had hoped and expected from them, I'd definitely say check it out. I'm also a fan of the art/layout of the cd, although just at a glance it can be hard to find where one song ends and another begins on the lyrics, kudos to Shaps on the layout though.
I highly reccomend the the track "Most People Just Die", which can be heard at their Myspace page
-Ed
DarcSystems.com
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