Salt the Wound
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Salt the Wound is an American deathcore
band from Cleveland, Ohio
, formed in 2001. They released two EPs and two full-length studio albums. After the release of their debut album, Carnal Repercussions
the band would continuously tour to an overwhelming extent, which led to their disbandment during the first half of 2010. With later negotiations, the group reformed in 2011 with original as well as new members releasing their next full-length studio album Kill the Crown.
The band released two EPs in 2004 and 2005 respectively but didn't release their demo searching for a label until 2007 which lead them to be signed to Rotten Records. Salt the Wound have achieved mainstream success in 2008 through their debut studio album, Carnal Repercussions
which has attracted radio airplay as well as touring requests. The album collectively, has sold 75,000 copies worldwide. The band finished recording their second full-length album, entitled Ares
, which was released September 15, 2009 and features Matthew Wessoly, their final vocalist incepted into the band before their disbandment.
On October 30, 2009, Salt the Wound announced that they were "hanging up the towel". They held a farewell tour at the beginning of 2010, holding their final show in the states in their hometown of Cleveland
.
, which is an amalgamation of metalcore
and death metal
, they also include influences of melodic death metal
in their music. Their vocal style contains death metal-stylized death growl
vocals along with metalcore screaming
and "pig squeal" vocals in earlier albums. Along with "ultra-fast" drumming that includes blast beat
s, guitar playing that features down-tuned guitars with melodic breakdowns. Salt the Wound have stated that they are primarily influenced by bands such as All Shall Perish
, The Black Dahlia Murder, and The Dillinger Escape Plan
.
Former members
Demos and EPs
Deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal music genre that combines elements of death metal with elements of metalcore or hardcore punk, or both. It is defined by an "excessive" use of death metal riffs, blast beats and use of hardcore punk breakdowns...
band from Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, formed in 2001. They released two EPs and two full-length studio albums. After the release of their debut album, Carnal Repercussions
Carnal Repercussions
Carnal Repercussions is the debut full-length album by American deathcore band Salt the Wound. The album was released on February 5, 2008 through Rotten Records.- Track listing :-Reception:*About.com -Personnel:Salt the Wound*Jake Scott – guitar...
the band would continuously tour to an overwhelming extent, which led to their disbandment during the first half of 2010. With later negotiations, the group reformed in 2011 with original as well as new members releasing their next full-length studio album Kill the Crown.
Biography
Salt the Wound was founded on September 11, 2001 as a duo by their original drummer Jim Agrippe, and original guitar player Mike Kawkabany. The band continued on as duo until welcoming vocalist Kevin Schafer into the band in 2003 which then lead to them recruiting Abe Zieleniec as the band's bassist and Jake Scott as another guitar player.The band released two EPs in 2004 and 2005 respectively but didn't release their demo searching for a label until 2007 which lead them to be signed to Rotten Records. Salt the Wound have achieved mainstream success in 2008 through their debut studio album, Carnal Repercussions
Carnal Repercussions
Carnal Repercussions is the debut full-length album by American deathcore band Salt the Wound. The album was released on February 5, 2008 through Rotten Records.- Track listing :-Reception:*About.com -Personnel:Salt the Wound*Jake Scott – guitar...
which has attracted radio airplay as well as touring requests. The album collectively, has sold 75,000 copies worldwide. The band finished recording their second full-length album, entitled Ares
Ares (album)
Ares is the second album by American deathcore band Salt the Wound. It was released on September 15, 2009, through Rotten Records.Promoting the release of the album, the band performed at a show in Cleveland at the Grog Shop on August 29, 2009, releasing copies of the album during the show, two...
, which was released September 15, 2009 and features Matthew Wessoly, their final vocalist incepted into the band before their disbandment.
On October 30, 2009, Salt the Wound announced that they were "hanging up the towel". They held a farewell tour at the beginning of 2010, holding their final show in the states in their hometown of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
.
Reformation
Salt the Wound announced in November that they have officially reformed (with original vocalist Kevin Schaefer, original guitar player Jake Scott, and The Analyst drummer Brandon Tabor. The band released their third full-length album entitled Kill the Crown in March 2011, which was produced by Brian White.Musical style
Salt the Wound's musical style is essentially deathcoreDeathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal music genre that combines elements of death metal with elements of metalcore or hardcore punk, or both. It is defined by an "excessive" use of death metal riffs, blast beats and use of hardcore punk breakdowns...
, which is an amalgamation of metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
and death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
, they also include influences of melodic death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
in their music. Their vocal style contains death metal-stylized death growl
Death growl
A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, guttural vocals, death grunts, and harsh vocals among other names, is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal and black metal music genre, but also used in a variety of heavy metal and hardcore punk subgenres.Death...
vocals along with metalcore screaming
Screaming (music)
Screaming is a vocal technique that is most popular in subgenres of heavy metal, punk and hard rock, including metalcore, deathcore, post-hardcore, groove metal, black metal, and grindcore...
and "pig squeal" vocals in earlier albums. Along with "ultra-fast" drumming that includes blast beat
Blast beat
A blast beat is a drum beat often associated with extreme metal and grindcore, although its usage predates the genres, and is utilised by many different styles of metal...
s, guitar playing that features down-tuned guitars with melodic breakdowns. Salt the Wound have stated that they are primarily influenced by bands such as All Shall Perish
All Shall Perish
All Shall Perish is an American deathcore band from Oakland, California, formed in 2002. Currently, the band is signed to Nuclear Blast and have released four full-length albums through the label. Their latest record, This Is Where It Ends was released on July 26, 2011...
, The Black Dahlia Murder, and The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan is an American mathcore band from Morris Plains, New Jersey. The group originated in 1997 after the disbanding of Arcane, a hardcore punk trio consisting of Ben Weinman, Dimitri Minakakis, and Chris Pennie. The band's current line-up consists of guitarist Ben Weinman,...
.
Band members
Current members- Kevin Schaefer – vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
(founding member) - Jake Scott – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
(founding member) - Cole Martinez - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Brandon Tabor – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Brian White - rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
Former members
- Matthew Wesolly – vocals
- Matthew Tanner – vocals
- Brian Martinez – bass guitar
- Dave Mihalik – bass guitar
- Abe Zieleniec – bass guitar (founding member)
- Jim Agrippe – drums (founding member)
- Nick Cetrone – drums
- Tim McCullough – drums
- Rob Walters – drums
- Mike Kawkabany – guitar/vocals (founding member)
- Vince Stropki – guitar/bass guitar
Discography
Albums- Carnal RepercussionsCarnal RepercussionsCarnal Repercussions is the debut full-length album by American deathcore band Salt the Wound. The album was released on February 5, 2008 through Rotten Records.- Track listing :-Reception:*About.com -Personnel:Salt the Wound*Jake Scott – guitar...
(2008, Rotten) - AresAres (album)Ares is the second album by American deathcore band Salt the Wound. It was released on September 15, 2009, through Rotten Records.Promoting the release of the album, the band performed at a show in Cleveland at the Grog Shop on August 29, 2009, releasing copies of the album during the show, two...
(2009, Rotten) - Kill the CrownKill the CrownKill the Crown is the thrid full-length album by American deathcore band Salt the Wound. The album was released on March 15, 2011 through Rotten Records.- Track listing :-Credits:Performers*Jake Scott – lead guitars, rhythm guitars, bass guitars...
(2011, Rotten)
Demos and EPs
- It's Taken Too Long (2004, demo)
- Perceiving the Beauty of Nothing (2004, demo)
- 3 Song Demo (2004, demo)
- Bedsprings and Bloodshed (2005, EP, self-released)
- Demo 2007 (2007, demo)