Even Though I'll Hurt You

ArmsBendBack | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 20, 2002)
• Original Release Date: August 20, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00006JBRZ
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #322,717 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Watermark

2. The Arms of Automation

3. Terms and Conditions

4. Lucia's Neck

5. Dystopia

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

I reached my arm across to where Mike was sitting on the bed and handed him the yellow legal pad. We had been trying to come up with names for our project all night and it just wasn’t happening. It was July 2001 and we were sitting in an apartment in Philadelphia. He looked at what I had written on the legal pad and a smile crept onto his face. "That’s it," he said. "That’s the name of the band." What we were to soon realize was that this was the beginning of something that would consume our lives for every day following.

A month before that night, Mike moved into my apartment in center city Philadelphia and I had bought a cheap Pro-Tools setup and installed it on my computer. When Mike moved in, it was like pouring cement into a creative void that had frustrated me since I started recording my own music. Things clicked. We began writing songs and recording demo sessions onto Pro-Tools with me performing all the instrumentation and Mike writing all the lyrics and performing vocals. As our sound progressed, so did our seriousness about the project. Soon, we were both walking to work everyday with our headphones on, repeatedly blasting our own music, listening carefully for imperfections in the mix. The music was abrasive and emotional, aggressive and sincere. We knew we had something special on our hands.

By the time we moved to a new apartment in January, the project was pretty much full time and has been ever since. Mike and I now had at least seventeen songs under our belt and we singled out the ten we felt were the strongest. We packed up the car and drove to Lancaster in hopes of getting a chance to play the music for Chad, who has been my friend and neighbor for a number of years. Chad is a producer and plays guitar for the legendary rock band +LIVE+. Mike and I saw a good chance to get an honest opinion from not only an industry professional, but also a friend who isn’t known to sugar-coat things. Chad went a step further and offered to come on board as producer.

With Chad on our team, we chose the five best songs and hopped on a plane to Chicago with the intent of tracking live drums. Dave Suycott, the drummer for the Chicago band Verbow, was brought in and he threw down some of the heaviest drumming I’ve ever heard. The following month was spent sitting in Chad’s studio in Lancaster, editing the sessions, re-recording guitar parts and basically massaging the tracks until we had a cohesive work on our hands.

After traveling to San Francisco to oversee mixing, We returned to the East Coast having contacted a few people to start playing the music as a full band. For this we enlisted the help of Brad Sloan on bass, Andy Solodky on rhythm guitar and Andrew Kegerise on drums. When we all finally got together, we clicked instantly. Ever since, we have been translating the music into a powerful live show. Looking back, it’s odd to think that the last year has gone by so quickly. I can vividly remember that first night in my bedroom when Mike and I were racking our brains and scribbling possible names for our band on a legal pad. A lot has happened since then. We’ve refined our sound to the point that’s it’s something different, something new, and we continue to grow as songwriters each time we pick up our instruments. All of these things - the people who’ve helped us, the long recording sessions, the hours of work and dedication and the pure, raw energy of the music itself – coalesce into the single phrase I wrote on the yellow legal pad that night: ARMSBENDBACK.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Even Though I'll Hurt You, September 4, 2002

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Matt S. (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Even Though I'll Hurt You (Audio CD)

Even Though..... is driven by a percussive songwriting style, full of addicitve melodies and cruchy guitar parts that do not disapoint. This band even has a decent rhythm section with great drum fills and solid underlying bass lines.

Their progressive, hard rock sound reminds me of Deftones, Fliter and Trust Company.

The opening album riff will be stuck in your head for days. I still can not get it out. The music and writing slows down a bit in the middle of the album, but not for long. The album finishes strong and leaves you wanting more.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars abb is hot like hotcakes is great, September 27, 2002

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bill palangren (washington, dc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Even Though I'll Hurt You (Audio CD)

i love it when i'm introduced to a band and form an initial opinion right away only to realize that down the road the music has grown on me and all of the sudden they're my favorite band. i got the abb cd and listened to it once, thought it was ok. the next day i listened to it again and i caught myself singing along. the next few listens, abb has grown on me to the point that their one of my favorite bands now. good damn job on the cd and i'll keep checking armsbendback.com for show updates. you guys know the science of hooks. good luck with it - i know you guys are up to it. you work real hard and you'll get what you deserve. peace be to you my brothers. continue to destroy.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, September 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Even Though I'll Hurt You (Audio CD)

Such a wonderful mix of melodic harmony and pure primal rage, Reaches out and grabs you and refuses to let go, this is what its all about.