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SWIFT hail from the "Camel City" (Winston-Salem) and surprisingly enough, DO NOT play metallic hardcore. SWIFT formed in 1998, andquickly
established itself in the southeastern heavy music scene. With influences from Foo Fighters and Radiohead to Testament, Pantera andMetallica they
wanted to mesh the excitement and power of aggressive music and the beauty of melody and song structure. They alsofocused on their stage show,
attempting to captivate from a visual standpoint as well. In 1999 they released their debut EP "Thoughts AreThought," which has sold a stunning 2400
copies without t ...read more
SWIFT hail from the "Camel City" (Winston-Salem) and surprisingly enough, DO NOT play metallic hardcore. SWIFT formed in 1998, andquickly
established itself in the southeastern heavy music scene. With influences from Foo Fighters and Radiohead to Testament, Pantera andMetallica they
wanted to mesh the excitement and power of aggressive music and the beauty of melody and song structure. They alsofocused on their stage show,
attempting to captivate from a visual standpoint as well. In 1999 they released their debut EP "Thoughts AreThought," which has sold a stunning 2400
copies without the benefits of ANY distribution. This impressive amount of sales naturally garneredthe attention of the major labels. Labels including the
likes of MCA, Atlantic and Dreamworks all expressed an interest in signing SWIFT, butnot wanting to sacrifice their creative control left SWIFT unable to
sign away everything they had worked so hard to achieve. They decided toforge on, independently, determined to succeed and to achieve that success
on their own terms. So after touring and promoting throughout2000 and 2001, SWIFT decided it was time to work on a new record. The band funded and
recorded that new record independently, and thena copy landed in the hands of TRIBUNAL RECORDS. Both SWIFT and TRIBUNAL RECORDS then realized
that their goals of achieving successon their own terms were identical, so a partnership was born. SWIFT's TRIBUNAL RECORDS debut "Waging War" is
simply a stunning releasefor an independent band, which is partially due to the exceptional production of drummer, Jamie King. Those of you not familiar
with JamieKing's previous engineering work, please reference the latest releases by BLOODJINN, BELOVED and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME.
"WagingWar" is 11 tracks of melodic, yet aggressive rock with a dash of pop sensibility, which will surely appeal to all fans of DEFTONES, GLASSJAWand
INCUBUS. Check out tracks such as "Lovesick," "The Guatemalan" and "Breathless" to grasp SWIFT's brightest and most awe-inspiringmoments. « hide |
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