
Cave In
Alt metal outfit Cave In originated in 1995, in Methuen, MA, when Stephen Brodsky and Jay Frechette got the idea to start a band in the vein of some of their favorites: Failure, Unwound, Snapcase, etc. With Brodsky on guitar and Frechette's vocals, they added bassist Justin Matthes, guitarist Adam McGrath, and drummer John-Robert Conners, and recorded some early demos. Split 7"s with Gambit, Piebald, and Early Grace followed before Cave In got a chance for its own, courtesy of Hydra Head, which appeared in 1997. Matthes departed ...[more]
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Although this impromptu release isn't the much anticipated major label full-length follow-up to Cave In's 2000 landmark, Jupiter, it is yet another step closer to enlightenment through the eyes and ears of the four Bostonian gentlemen collectively known as Cave In. Oh, and it's damn good too. Basically, what we have here is a relaxed Cave In. A Cave In who were able to approach this release without the stress that perhaps comes with recording a record for a huge-ass corporation. The final product is astound [ read more ]
CD $8.99
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RESTOCK. Although this impromptu release isn't the much anticipated major label full-length follow-up to Cave In's 2000 landmark, Jupiter, it is yet another step closer to enlightenment through the eyes and ears of the four Bostonian gentlemen collectively known as Cave In. Oh, and it's damn good too. Basically, what we have here is a relaxed Cave In. A Cave In who were able to approach this release without the stress that perhaps comes with recording a record for a huge-ass corporation. The final product i [ read more ]
LP $10.99
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Restock. "Paul Kolderie & Sean Slade are best known for their work with the Pixies, Hole, Radiohead, Juliana Hatfield, Morphine and founding the Fort Apache studio in Boston. Needless to say, we were very excited to work with them. The sessions were very relaxed and went somewhat quickly. Paul played the Moog on "Lost In The Air", and in addition to the sounds we were able to get with them, we all shared a spooky intigue for the cosmics in an interesting dinner time conversation about the NASA landing on th [ read more ]
CDep $5.04
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Cave-In's ability to weave different sounds and moods throughout one song is simply uncanny. The band achieves this by deftly assembling multiple riffs and tempos in a manner that recalls Metallica's Master of Puppets. The difference, though, is that Beyond Hypothermia is much more extreme: more riffs, more tempos, and more chaos, screams, and confusion. Additionally, Cave-In draw from a wider pool of influences than Metallica could have at that point: hardcore-styled mosh grooves, evocati [ read more ]
CD $14.23
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Until Your Heart Stops continues and widens Cave-In's assault upon body and mind. The chugga-chugga chunks are still there, this time refined into escalating and edgy walls of sound that owe a large debt to Slayer. Newly present, however, are forays into psychedelia and noise. At times expansive and at other times dark and claustrophobic, these always aggressive ventures open new doors for Cave-In. When fused with the usual jarring assemblage of riffs, a bold and original heavy music is created. [ read more ]
CD $14.23
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An undeniable masterpiece, this album met with both praise and disdain from long-term fans upon release. Previously, on their godly Dillinger-esque calculus-core debut, Until Your Heart Stops, Cave In carried tormenting aggression and blended it with creative genius. Signs of avant-garde progression could be seen on tracks like "Juggernaut," but these ideas did not come to fruition until the Creative Eclipses EP. Drawing upon indie rock act Failure, the album shocked some, with its landsli [ read more ]
CD $14.23
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Boston's Cave In jumped to RCA and the world of big-time promotion for Antenna, but it's satisfying to hear that their intelligently warped sound has kept its teeth in the transition. Since its inception in 1995, the band has experimented with bizarre free jazz, hair-raising thrash metal, lengthy progressive rock epics, and sweeping proto-ambient guitar modernism. For Antenna, the band worked with the versatile Rich Costey, who has produced everyone from Rival Schools and {$Aud [ read more ]
CD $38.93