This is the full length from upstate's Drowning Room entitled True Love Always. It was put out in 97 on Rhythym Den Productions and I've read that only 1,000 were pressed. I guess the title can throw you off and make you think its some boy band R&B crap but this is far from anything like that. I'll quote the Trip Machine Laboratories website for a better description (Also pick up the excellent The Divinity Syndrome repress while they still got em)
"This upsate NY band had a sound that bridged the gap between deathcore and melodic metal, while still showing their hardcore roots. Think Bloodlet and Starkweather crossed with Into Another and Black Sabbath. Members went on to play in Robots & Empire, Joshua and The Ataris."
I got this at the Hardcore Against Hunger show at Tramps in early 98. It was a benefit concert to raise funds for the expansion of Kapindra Swami's Hare Krishna Food Relief project. So many great bands played that day : Fahrenheit 451, CIV, Both Worlds, Burn, 25 Ta Life, Biohazard, Roguish Armament, Sub Zero, Crown of Thornz, Sick of it All, Maximum Penalty, Madball, Shutdown, V.O.D., plus an ex-Cro-Mag jam of course. The only thing that sucked was it was packed as all hell with no re-entry and the whole place stunk like krishna food which they were serving for free which was cool I guess cuz since I spent the last of my money on this CD. I bought it because I loved the Divinity Syndrome 7" and although this CD is kind of "overproduced" compared to the 7", its still very good and very hard to find.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/nmma4jmx3tc/Drowning%20Room%20-%20True%20Love%20Always.zip
http://www.myspace.com/drowningroom
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