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Hailing from Holyoke, Massachusetts, Years Since is a (now 2 piece) group focusing on nu-metal and metalcore sub-genres. The group has released 2 full length albums, and one EP. For their latest album, Hopeless Shelter, the group consisted of:
Donnie Andrich - vocals | Kyle Wesolowski - drums/clean vocals |
Colin McEachern - bass | Troy Wilson - guitar | Eric Snapper - guitar
The group unfortunately lost some key band members shortly after Hopeless Shelter, forcing the remaining two members to seek auditions from the public:
Hey everyone, Donnie here. I just want to bring you all up to speed about what's been going on with the band. We have been, and will be, on a short hiatus due to some unfortunate events. As of late we have lost 3 band members (Snapper, Troy and Colin) and that has been holding us back from being able to move forward. On top of that as some of you already know, Kyle’s health has also been a factor in our recent quiet period. It's been a rough 6 months for the band and I just want to assure all of you that we are NOT done as a band. We still have a lot of fight left in us and we plan to make a huge comeback in 2015. As a band, we owe it to all of our fans to continue to make you guys music, and we owe it to ourselves to not give up on something we have so much love, drive and passion for. I can't thank you all enough for all the support that you guys have given us for the past 6 years. It's truly amazing to know that we have come this far and it's all thanks to you guys that have stuck with us. Hang tight just a little longer. We will be back and better than ever before.
With all of that being said, we are going to be trying out guitarists and bassists. If you are interested in trying out for Years Since the Storm please email us at yearssincethestorm@gmail.com and we will get back to you ASAP.
Serious inquiries only! -Facebook
Hopeless Shelter was released on March 18th, 2014 via Artery Recordings. The album was produced by Zak Cervini, who has also worked with artists such as Stick To Your Guns, All Time Low, The Used, Clutch, and Crossfaith.
1. Half-Empty*
2. (Sin) Ical*
3. On My Own
4. Counterfiction
5. Mindfuck*
6. Guilty Pleasures
7. Frigid
8. Parasite*
9. Sun Beneath the Moon
10. Hellbound
(* = AFGM Recommendations)
Musically, I’d say we’ve evolved into a sound that all of us are so much happier to be playing. We all have so much more fun playing the newer songs live because there is so much more energy than the older songs and we’re super into that. As far as lyrical content, the EP was us trying to be positive through all the negative that we saw. With the newer material, we just called it like we saw it and said how we felt. It came out a lot more negative, but it felt less forced and more real so to me that felt a lot better than anything we’ve done before. -Kyle Wesolowski
“Hopeless Shelter” is an apt title for the disc, given that the overall tone and lyrical content is very dark and hopeless. The opening track is “Half-Empty” featuring shouted vocals and big breakdowns, which will be plentiful throughout the rest of the album. The mood gets even darker in the second track, “(Sin)ical”. The pace changes for “On My Own”, starting out softer and slower, but that doesn’t last for long. This track features more clean vocals, but is still true to the overall style. “Counterfiction” is the next track which employs haunting whispers in chorus, another nice variation in the vocals. The intensity pick up with blistering anger on the fifth track, “Mindf*ck”. “Guilty Pleasures” continues the onslaught, but the mood changes with “Frigid”, which opens with a slow pulsing bass line.
You can almost feel the cold as the song progresses, from the bone chilling lyrics to the spine tingling screams. The pace picks back up with the driving, mixed metered “Parasite”. There is a slight glimmer of light with the bright guitars in the opening of “Sun Beneath the Moon”, but the darkness of the album quickly returns with a growl. The tenth song “Hellbound” provides an apt bridge to “Hopeless Shelter”, the title track and closer of the disc. This last song is a fitting close to the album, summarizing all the darkness and hopelessness that permeates the 38 minutes of the release. The chorus ‘there is no love, only hatred, in this hopeless shelter I’ve created’ encapsulates the feeling that is infused throughout the album. -100 Percent Rock
(Photo courtesy of Years Since The Storm and Artery Recordings)
With 11 tracks and a running time of 38:23, there are undeniable hints of bands like Mudvayne, Korn and Slipknot. Additionally, in songs like “On My Own” and “Frigid,” there are some background harmonies reminiscent of old school Linkin Park. If any of these bands were and still are on your playlist of favorites, Years Since the Storm are worth checking out. Even some old school thrash metal fans might appreciate a song like “Parasite,” which struck me as one of the album’s highlights. -Flashwounds
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