Holding This Moment is a collection of Bane's

Bane (band)

Bane, a hardcore punk band, began as a side project between Aaron Dalbec and Damon Bellardo. Aaron approached Matt Firestone to sing and they played under the moniker of Gateway for a few shows, before Firestone departed ways to focus on other projects...

 early 7" releases with songs about straight edge

Straight edge

Straight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a...

 and the hardcore

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 scene.

Track listing

1. "In Pieces" – 2:19
2. "Count Me Out" – 2:30
3. "Both Guns Blazing" – 5:36
4. "Superhero" – 3:08
5. "At Best" – 2:09
6. "Scared" – 2:38
7. "Forked Tongue" – 4:12
8. "Every Effort Made/Lay The Blame" – 5:01

Original sources

This album is a compilation of songs released on previous albums by Bane. Tracks 1-3 are from the Holding This Moment 7" (1998), tracks 4-6 are from the Free To Think, Free To Be 7" (1997), and tracks 7-8 are from the Bane 7" (1996), an album often referred to as the XXX.

"Both Guns Blazing" contains samples from the films The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Se7en

Se7en

Seven is a 1995 American thriller film, which also contains horror and neo-noir elements, directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It was distributed by New Line Cinema and stars Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, R...

 and Unforgiven

Unforgiven

Unforgiven is a 1992 American Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood with a screenplay written by David Webb Peoples. The film tells the story of William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he had hung up his guns and turned to farming...

.

Band members

• Aaron Bedard
  Aaron Bedard
  Aaron Bedard is the lead singer for the American hardcore punk band Bane, and has recently began a career in DJing, specializing in Dubstep.Bedard is known for his powerful, and often shouted, vocals. He writes all of Bane's lyrics. Before joining Bane, he sang for the band Backbone with Chris...
  
   - Vocals
• Aaron Dalbec
  Aaron Dalbec
  Aaron Dalbec, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, is the guitarist for Bane and Only Crime.Dalbec, a vegan, is also a former member of Converge and Velocity Engine....
  
  - Guitar
• Zach Jordan - Guitar
• Pete Chilton - Bass
• Ben Chused - Drums (Tracks 1-3)
• Damon Bellorado - Drums (Tracks 4-8)

External links

• Live video of the song "Count Me Out"