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Haddonfield MD

Genres: Screamo / Emo / Post Hardcore

Location: Baltimore, MD

Stats: 784 fans / 204,949 plays / 3 plays today

Members: Darren, Finch, Eric, Tim, Nick

Haddonfield MD's Top Song: The Institution Buy Album

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Chaotic. Visceral. Passionate. Frantic. Reckless. Emotional. Technical. Poetic.

These are words that accurately and entirely describe the fury of a live Haddonfield show. Offstage these five musicians are as down to earth as anyone, often making jokes about their own lack of talent. But once on stage, its apparent that their sarcastic demeanor is just that, and they quickly become an audible force to be reckoned with.

Amid the melodic guitars, thundering drums, and violent screams, something almost animal is born in Haddonfield. They play with a passion and a turbulence that borders on agony. Drummer Tim Wickman is a metronomical machine behind the kit, paving the course for a bludgeoning force of bassist Eric Flores, who pounds ruthlessly on the low end. Guitarist Brian Finch Flores and Nick James throw caution to the wind, as well as their guitars, swinging and wielding them in battle like fashion. All this carried to the crowd through the vocals of the frontman Darren "Sicboy", whose monstrous growls and tortured screams drive Haddonfields signature sound, and alert the crowd that what theyre hearing is just as violent as what theyre seeing.

With guitar necks swinging and bodies moving on stage at all times, quintet often put each other in danger, proof in the form of countless bruises from fellow band members who were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Offstage, the crowd is relentless towards each other. Various mosh pits open up on the floor and innocent bystanders quickly find themselves lost inside a boisterous, whirling storm of fans, pushing and shoving one another to the intense symphony of chaos.

But with brutality, there is always beauty, and this is also where Haddonfield shines. Gritty distortion quickly becomes a soft and intricate melody, and screams are faded and make way for emotion filled singing, sometimes by bassist Eric, but primarily by guitarist Finch. This drastic and often unexpected Jekyll & Mr. Hyde approach to Haddonfields songwriting is what has earned them a rightful place in the new-school Screamo genre, but because of their wide range of influences from bands like Tool, Converge, Poison the Well, Coheed and Cambria, and other music innovators, Haddonfield will not be so easily pegged, and are more than comfortable covering all bases of modern rock music.

To witness a live Haddonfield show is to bare witness beautiful carnage on all sides, and live to tell about it.

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OnE_AnD_OnLy5892 said:
You guys are wicked awesome. Jan 05
oneURwaitingfor said:
You guys should come to MD, oh, wait, you are from MD, wow.... Sep 27
oneURwaitingfor said:
Hey, I saw you guys in the Baltimore Sun (great paper- my Dad works there) Anyway... I really like your stuff, and I wish I could catch you at the Recher, but I can\'t, but have an awesome show!! Sep 14
xXx-Hillary-xXx said:
hey this is my first time listening to you guys and you guys own mann! Jul 16
shardsofglass1009 said:
Haha just a question.... Dont you guys get so sick of emo sluts and fags and the same old comments they leave and the way they think its so cool to misspell every other word? \"U guys r cool\" You R awesome\" May 22
Emery's Emmy said:
u guys r sooo amazing- i hope everything goes well 4 u guys bcause u have true ambition Apr 21
leeguitar said:
Add Comment here... Mar 27
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You guys rock! Mar 13
Hobbs989 said:
Wish yall would come to houston Mar 12
myyellowlimo said:
yall guys are awsome... so need 2 come out 2 houston no lie Mar 09
Discreet-Killer17 said:
You guys need to come out to Cali..... you guys kick ass! Mar 05
Hobbs989 said:
Come to Houston Feb 28
sup imlissa letsclash said:
is this im broken promise???? im soo confussed???????????? Feb 24
sup imlissa letsclash said:
is this im broken promise???? im soo confussed???????????? Feb 24
guitrxlov said:
not the best screamo if you want to fufill you life long dream work on that part. Feb 16