- Poison the Well (band)
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Name = Poison the Well
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Origin =Miami, Florida ,USA
Country =United States
Genre =Post-hardcore Metalcore
Experimental
Years_active = 1997 - present
Label = Ohev,Good Life Recordings , Trustkill, Undecided, Atlantic,Ferret Music
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URL = [http://www.myspace.com/poisonthewell Official Website]
Current_members =Jeffrey Moreira Ryan Primack Chris A. Hornbrook Bradley Grace Brad Clifford Poison the Well (commonly abbreviated as PTW) is a
post-hardcore /experimental band fromMiami, Florida currently signed toFerret Music .Guitar istRyan Primack anddrummer Chris Hornbrook are the only remaining members of the band who have been involved since their first album, althoughvocalist Jeffrey Moreira has been the singer on all four full length albums. These three are considered the core members of the band.History
Poison the Well was originally named "An Acre Lost" and was started by original singer Aryeh Lehrer and original guitarist Ryan Primack. Shortly after their first release as "An Acre Lost", a 12" split with Promise No Tomorrow on
Ohev Records , the name of the band was changed to Poison the Well. Poison the Well released their first album "Distance Only Makes The Heart Grow Fonder " in 1998. The album gained them the attention of Trustkill Records who signed them to a multi-album deal. PTW released their first album with Trustkill in 1999, "The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation". Trustkill has a strong underground following in the United States, and popularity and some success was achieved. To this day, "Guitar World " magazine still dubs "The Opposite of December" one of the greatest hardcore albums of all-time, ranking number 8."The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation" gained the attention of some major labels. The album was successful enough that in 2001 the band re-released "Distance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder" on Undecided Records with two live bonus tracks and a slightly different title (they dropped the "Only"). Afterward, the band released one more album on Trustkill, "Tear From the Red ", and released a video for the song "Botchla". The popularity of the album grew and the band was signed byAtlantic Records . In 2003, a year after the release "Tear From the Red", the band made their major label debut with "You Come Before You ".Although the band had experienced success being signed with a major label, on
June 13 ,2006 , Poison the Well announced that they parted ways withAtlantic Records after only one album because of "creative differences". OnNovember 16 ,2006 Poison the Well officially joined independent labelFerret Music .Poison the Well released "Letter Thing" as a digital-only single on
March 13 2007 . The single is available viaiTunes and all other download platforms. A video has also been released, with Roboshobo (The Blood Brothers, Mates of State) handling directorial duties.Poison the Well's "Versions" was released on Ferret Music on
April 2 ,2007 in Europe andApril 3 ,2007 worldwide. OnFebruary 22 2007 they began touring in support of the album.As of mid 2008, Poison the Well are taking a break from major touring, with scattered shows in Alaska, Canada, South America, and Florida planned. They plan on using the rest of the year to write a follow-up to Versions.
Members
Current
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Jeffrey Moreira - vocals
*Ryan Primack -guitar
*Chris A. Hornbrook - drums
*Bradley Grace -bass guitar
*Bradley Clifford -guitar Previous
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Aryeh Lehrer - vocals (Dual vocalist with Duane Hosein on Poison the Well's EP, Distance Only Makes The Heart Grow Fonder)
*Duane Hosein - vocals (Dual vocalist with Aryeh Lehrer on Poison the Well's EP, Distance Only Makes The Heart Grow Fonder. Also Played with A Jealousy Issue)
*Shane Halpern - vocals (Original dual vocalist with Aryeh Lehrer before being replaced by Duane Hosein)
*Steve Looker - guitar (1999) (played inMorning Again , Culture)
*Russ Saunders - guitar (Original guitar player, was replaced by Derek Miller)
*Derek E. Miller - guitar (Played in Opposite of December, Tear From The Red, You Come Before You)
*Jason Boyer - guitar
*Dennis Pase - drums (Played on the An Acre Lost/Promise No Tomorrow split 12", replaced Chris for a 3-month absence before he rejoined.)
*Andrew Abramowitz - (original bass player)
*Geoff Bergman - bass (played and toured on "You Come Before You")
*Mike Gordillo - bass (Fill-in)
*Jeronimo Gomez - bass (Replaced Andrew Abramowitz, also played inAs Friends Rust , Red Letter Day)
*Alan Landsman - bass (Played and toured on "The Opposite of December..")
*Iano Dovi - bass (Played and toured on "Tear from the Red")
*Ben Brown - bass (Replaced Geoff Bergman)
*Tom "Dice" Cavanaugh - bass (Fill-In)Trivia
* Poison the Well covered
The Smashing Pumpkins "Today" and "Soma". "Today" was never officially released to the public but a very rough version is available online. "Soma" was featured on "various artist" tribute album released in 2006.
*In early 2001 Poison the Well had plans of releasing a split 7". The other band planned for this split 7" changed three times before it eventually fell through. The three bands were:Twelve Tribes ,A New Kind of American Saint andThrowdown . Poison the Well recorded then new song, "Sticks and Stones Never Made Sense " and a cover ofThe Smashing Pumpkins "Today" for this split 7". The split 7" was never made, "Sticks and Stones Never Made Sense" was re-recorded and came out on Poison the Well's next full lengthTear From the Red . The Smashing Pumpkins "Today" cover was never officially released.
*While on tour in 2000/01, Poison the Well was refused from entering Canada two consecutive times. Both times they were forced to cancel the Canadian legs of their tours.
*The treatment/script for "Letter Thing" the first video for their fourth full length release "Versions" was written by Jeffrey Moreira.Discography
Studio albums
EPs
Videos
*"Botchla" from "Tear From The Red"
*"Apathy Is A Cold Body" from "You Come Before You"
*"Letter Thing" from "Versions"ingles
*2003 Ghostchant (
Atlantic Records )
*2007 Letter Thing (Ferret Music )References
External links
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=4385025 Official MySpace Page]
* [http://www.rockmidgets.com/features.php?page=3&id=968&page=3/ Rockmidget.com's Poison The Well Interview - March 2007]
* [http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2007/03/25/poison-the-well-interview-february-25-2007/ Poison The Well Interview - February 25, 2007]
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