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Progressive / Hardcore / Metal

Welcome Athens.

Athens, rooted in Modesto, California is delivering hardcore fans their new favorite band. The quintet formed in 2002 under an alternate name, but a shift in members and musical direction found them playing a more heavier metal influenced brand of hardcore.

Athens shows promise in the music scene offering fans their laid-back California attitudes combined with hard-hitting breakdowns, off the wall thrashy guitar riffs, and an intensely mesmerizing live show. The result is music matchless to that of their peers.

Indeed the bandâ€™s raw talent for performing live, alongside their newly recorded EP "The Morning Sacrament", has allowed them to develop their devout and geographically diverse fan base. Athensâ€™ strength lies in the seamless combination of vocals and musical arrangement. Singer, Ray Quinteroâ€˜s voice carries new enthusiasm much like that of Botch, The Dillenger Escape Plan, and Scarlet.

The carry over from the bandâ€™s original project has been minimal. Athensâ€™ has quite out shadowed its former self, proving that the new entity isnâ€™t going anywhere and neither are their fans. Plain and simple, Athens is a band to get excited about.

Athens has shared the stage with:
Haste the Day (solid state records)
My Children My Bride (solid state records)
Oh, Sleeper (solid state records)
Showbread (tooth & nail records)
Twelve Gauge Valentine (solid state records)
The Showdown (mono vs. stereo records)
Shiny Toy Guns (universal records)
Seventh Star (facedown records)
Dizmas (credential records)
Chasing Victory (mono vs stereo records)
Drop Dead Gorgeous (rise records)
Catherine (rise records)
A Skylit Drive (tragic hero records)

Comments

sweetpoetic

i love you guys :] just so you know.

posted Oct 23

[[...shawnytae...]]

woo hoo for you guys coming to pocatello who are you
giong to be playing with? nice im supre syched
YEPPERS!!!!! ok yay ive missed you guys holler
back ♥Shawntae

posted Oct 09

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