Evanesce

Portland, OR's newest stars have enjoyed a quick ride into notoriety. Formed in the summer of 2002 from the ashes of departed bands, AOAG has created some of the most original and stunning new music to hit the streets of Portland in a long time.quiet moments of profound beauty amid the ferocious hardcore attack, elements of sugary pop buried beneath walls of guitar, and progressive metal/punk that provides a roller coaster of sounds and emotions. The sound-track to a post-everything world. There is a washed-out chalk line between decay and beauty within their songs, both disturbing and comforting. Combining moments of haunting simplicity with waves of crushing noise, timeless, pop-inflected riffing, the listener is sucked into a wall of noise that is startling and unforgettable.