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  Artist:      Poison the Well
  Album:       The Tropic Rot
  Label:       Ferret
  Playtime:    47:20 min
  Genre:       Hardcore
  URL:         http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wjfrxzr0ld6e
  Rip date:    2009-07-02
  Street date: 2009-07-07
  Size:        77.68 MB
  Type:        Normal
  Quality:     219 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo

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   Florida's Poison the Well arose quickly within the underground hardcore punk
   scene, becoming a major touring act in several U.S. markets on the strength
   of their first full-length album and incredibly energized live performances.
   They play a style of metalcore that evokes the guitar histrionics of Slayer
   and the brutal stomp of Hatebreed, while balancing the proceedings with a
   heaping helping of warmth and melody.

   Poison the Well's beginnings can be traced back to a band called An Acre
   Lost, which was formed by original Poison the Well vocalist Aryeh Lehrer and
   guitarist Ryan Primack. Ohev Records released a split 12" for the band,
   together with a group called Promise No Tomorrow. As Poison the Well, the
   quintet has been through three guitarists, three singers, three bass players,
   and two drummers since 1998, with the most recognizably stable lineup
   consisting of Primack, guitarist Derek Miller, vocalist Jeff Moreira, bass
   player Mike Gordillo, and drummer Chris Hornbrook. Four of the songs from the
   split 12", plus a newer track called "Grain of Salt," were recorded and
   released as the Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder 10"/CD EP through
   Belgium's Good Life Recordings in 1998. It was re-released the following
   year, with extra live tracks, by Undecided.

   In 1999, the band signed a deal with notable New Jersey-based hardcore
   imprint Trustkill, commencing work on their debut full-length album that
   winter after a summer's worth of touring. The Opposite of December was
   recorded at Studio 13 with producer Jeremy Staska at the helm. The album was
   a smash success on the hardcore scene, and combined with the group's
   incessant touring regimen, helped establish them as a premier metalcore act.
   Poison the Well spent most of 2001 on the road, touring with the likes of
   Cryptopsy and Candiria and working on material for their sophomore effort,
   2002's Tear from the Red.

   Their innovative third full-length -- and major-label debut -- You Come
   Before You next dropped in mid-2003 on Atlantic. The guys closed out the year
   with a slot on the annual Take Action Tour and end-of-year dates with Every
   Time I Die and the Bronx. Lineup changes also took place, and by early 2005,
   Poison the Well comprised Primack, Moreira, Hornbrook, guitarist Jason Boyer,
   and bassist Benjamin Brown. The guys continued to tour and work on new
   material through the year, and the following summer was spent on the third
   annual Strhess Tour alongside acts like Shadows Fall, It Dies Today, and
   Still Remains. By the end of 2006, Poison the Well had announced their new
   home back in the indie world over at Ferret Records. They released Versions
   in 2007 and The Tropic Rot in 2009.

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  01. Exist Underground                                                 ( 3:36)
  02. Sparks It Will Rain                                               ( 4:07)
  03. Cinema                                                            ( 4:22)
  04. Pampelmoosse                                                      ( 5:51)
  05. Who Doesn't Love A Good Dismemberment                             ( 4:05)
  06. Antarctica Inside Me                                              ( 5:07)
  07. When You Lose I Lose As Well                                      ( 3:30)
  08. Celebrate the Pyre                                                ( 3:04)
  09. Are You Anywhere                                                  ( 5:25)
  10. Makeshift Clay You                                                ( 2:40)
  11. Without You and One Other I Am Nothing                            ( 5:33)

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