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Band: Empathy
Song: Penance
Album: I Need EP
Label: Conquer the World Records (1996)
discogs.com/Empathy-I-Need/master/336289
cascadecollective.bandcamp.com/album/i-need
Bio:
Empathy was an emo band from Royal Oak, Michigan that was an important part of the midwest emo movement, in the mid 90s. They formed in the summer of 1993, initially as a trio with Kevin on guitar, Nathan Miller on bass and Graham Pawluk on drums. In August of 1993 Jay Palumbo joined on vocals and in October Mike came on second guitar. On January 22nd, 1994 this line-up recorded four songs at Sound Camp Studio, three of which were used for their first 7" "...Of Innocence" on Element Records in May 1994. Kevin quit the band, but was replaced by Drew Cramer.
In June of 1994, they recorded all the material which would be used for their album "Under the Lost Smile" at Woodshed Studio, but could not settle a record deal until much later in the year when they were approached by friend Mike Warden of Conquer the World Records. The album was re-mixed in December of 1994 and released on CD and 12" LP in early 1995. Later that year they were paired with another midwest emo band that was making its mark, Enkindle. "Vinyl for Fools" was released on 7" in mid 1995, and would later on be repressed on CD by Initial Records.
In 1996, the band formed their own record label, Cascade Records, and would release albums by Thoughts of Ionesco, 7000 Dying Rats, Chelsea's Gone Under as well as co-release their last EP "I Need" with Conquer the World on CD and 12". The band broke up very shortly after this.
Follow Empathy on Facebook here:
facebook.com/pages/Empathy/841796419226016?fref=nf
Lyrics:
at the end of days
when eyes listen more so
to what you've built with hands
years given to survival lies
all the years we've bled
the sorrow of missed chances
haunted with passing of years
under the lost time
with dreams like echoes
but this is more than time
they don't understand
these are our lives
the cycle of want and surrender
sunrise after sunrise
for being responsible
life becomes sacrificed
and this is more than time
these are our lives
at the end of days
we played the wrong games
sacrificed in vain
we gave our hope away
and we gave our dreams away
and we gave our time away
and we gave our lives away
Band: Empathy
Song: Penance
Album: I Need EP
Label: Conquer the World Records (1996)
discogs.com/Empathy-I-Need/master/336289
cascadecollective.bandcamp.com/album/i-need
Bio:
Empathy was an emo band from Royal Oak, Michigan that was an important part of the midwest emo movement, in the mid 90s. They formed in the summer of 1993, initially as a trio with Kevin on guitar, Nathan Miller on bass and Graham Pawluk on drums. In August of 1993 Jay Palumbo joined on vocals and in October Mike came on second guitar. On January 22nd, 1994 this line-up recorded four songs at Sound Camp Studio, three of which were used for their first 7" "...Of Innocence" on Element Records in May 1994. Kevin quit the band, but was replaced by Drew Cramer.
In June of 1994, they recorded all the material which would be used for their album "Under the Lost Smile" at Woodshed Studio, but could not settle a record deal until much later in the year when they were approached by friend Mike Warden of Conquer the World Records. The album was re-mixed in December of 1994 and released on CD and 12" LP in early 1995. Later that year they were paired with another midwest emo band that was making its mark, Enkindle. "Vinyl for Fools" was released on 7" in mid 1995, and would later on be repressed on CD by Initial Records.
In 1996, the band formed their own record label, Cascade Records, and would release albums by Thoughts of Ionesco, 7000 Dying Rats, Chelsea's Gone Under as well as co-release their last EP "I Need" with Conquer the World on CD and 12". The band broke up very shortly after this.
Follow Empathy on Facebook here:
facebook.com/pages/Empathy/841796419226016?fref=nf
Lyrics:
at the end of days
when eyes listen more so
to what you've built with hands
years given to survival lies
all the years we've bled
the sorrow of missed chances
haunted with passing of years
under the lost time
with dreams like echoes
but this is more than time
they don't understand
these are our lives
the cycle of want and surrender
sunrise after sunrise
for being responsible
life becomes sacrificed
and this is more than time
these are our lives
at the end of days
we played the wrong games
sacrificed in vain
we gave our hope away
and we gave our dreams away
and we gave our time away
and we gave our lives away
