The ADVENT of a miracle

With all this talk about a Tripface discography and their recent profile added to Myspace, I decided to dig up an old demo of sorts. Now I am sure that there is quite a bit of drama surrounding this band and while I do not want to stir up any ill feelings between members, I do feel that this demo deserves another listen.

Shortly after Tripface released the album "Some Part Sorrow" on Exit, their vocalist Scott was no longer in the band. (Whether he left or quit I am sure is a whole other story altogether) The three other Tripface members along with a recently added second guitarist went in search of a vocalist and found one in Tommy Corrigan (of Silent Majority/Blood Red)
The band dubbed themselves ADVENT, quickly recorded a 4 song demo, and after only a handful of shows, disbanded.

Picking up where Tripface had left off, Advent's material was every bit abrasive and metallic as Tripface. While the band did not have the "gang" vocal parts and anthem's that Tripface did, Advent's vocal approach was a bit more subtle and refined. You can see a natural progression from "Some Part Sorrow" to the Advent demo. The band was moving in a more mature direction adding in more melody than Tripface had ever attempted.

After posting the idea of the blog re-discovering this demo, their vocalist replied that this was the worst band he ever did. Others, myself included, beg to differ. In my eyes you are either a fan of Tommy' unique vocal style or you aren't. This demo certainly fits well amongst his catalog of underappreciated bands. Sorry Tommy!

Here is the demo:
Advent - Braille Novel
Advent - Dukes Neutral Corner
Advent - Prince Chicos St
Advent - Earplugs

An Update

My apologies for not being able to update for several months. On October 29th I was married in Newport, RI. For our honeymoon we spent a week in Newport and upon my return the label released the latest Paulson full length. With the release of the album as well as several upcoming albums planned for 2006, my free time has in fact become more and more limited. Every time I planned to update the blog something else would come up, so a few weeks turned into a few months.

In the interim my friend EMS started another music blog entitled "Coregasm", which has been added to the links. Tom Casey, former bass player from Revolution 9, posted some information on the band as well as the emailing the "Tie That Binds" compilation track to me, which is now available for download:
Revolution 9 - Between Being

I am still encouraging everyone to post a comment, even if it is to say that you did not like something. Its just nice to know that there are people out there reading and downloading.