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Band: Strongarm
Song: Division
Album: Atonement
Label: Tooth and Nail Records (1995)
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South Florida hardcore unit Strongarm formed in the early '90s out of the ashes of various loud and local outfits. It featured guitarists Nick Dominguez and Joshua Colbert, vocalist Jason Berggren, drummer Chris Carbonell, and bassist Chad Neptune.
With only a few demos and a self-released EP to its name, the band was snapped up by Seattle indie Tooth & Nail, and the Atonement LP appeared in 1995. The album featured a more expansive sound and vision than the typical hardcore bluster, incorporating odd time signatures, unpredictable chord progressions, and the band's Christian beliefs into the music's usual stomp and aggression.
The Advent of a Miracle LP followed in 1997, and solidified Strongarm's reputation (alongside South Florida compatriots Shai Hulud) as a driving force not only in the straight-edge and Christian music communities, but in the larger hardcore scene. Unfortunately, the realities and complicated logistics of being in a band got in the way, and Strongarm disbanded soon after its release.
Colbert and Neptune went on to form the emo-ish Further Seems Forever with vocalist Chris Carrabba, but Strongarm did reunite every now and again for reunion shows.
Lyrics:
Division
Failure in short can be defined by
An unwillingness to learn from a past mistake
With every decision there is a condition
And in every choice a PRICE TO PAY
As we carry on in this day and age
The hardships that befall us for our mind set
Often come from misunderstanding turned judgment
And so we are separated and labeled outcasts
Outcasts
Intolerant, short-sighted, narrow-minded
Unfairly held to an unfair vice
But we cannot compromise what we believe
Even though it brings
Condemnation
It will come again
Persecution
This division amongst men only causes dissent
The distance between us is merely difference
If we do not have regard for a mutual respect
Who will benefit?
THIS SEPARATES MAN
This age of anger is choking itself
These hands have killed
This age of anger is shedding its own
These hands are stained
This age of anger is choking itself
They shall surely do it again
This age of anger is shedding its own
These hands must learn
Band: Strongarm
Song: Division
Album: Atonement
Label: Tooth and Nail Records (1995)
discogs.com/master/341798-Strongarm-Atonement
South Florida hardcore unit Strongarm formed in the early '90s out of the ashes of various loud and local outfits. It featured guitarists Nick Dominguez and Joshua Colbert, vocalist Jason Berggren, drummer Chris Carbonell, and bassist Chad Neptune.
With only a few demos and a self-released EP to its name, the band was snapped up by Seattle indie Tooth & Nail, and the Atonement LP appeared in 1995. The album featured a more expansive sound and vision than the typical hardcore bluster, incorporating odd time signatures, unpredictable chord progressions, and the band's Christian beliefs into the music's usual stomp and aggression.
The Advent of a Miracle LP followed in 1997, and solidified Strongarm's reputation (alongside South Florida compatriots Shai Hulud) as a driving force not only in the straight-edge and Christian music communities, but in the larger hardcore scene. Unfortunately, the realities and complicated logistics of being in a band got in the way, and Strongarm disbanded soon after its release.
Colbert and Neptune went on to form the emo-ish Further Seems Forever with vocalist Chris Carrabba, but Strongarm did reunite every now and again for reunion shows.
Lyrics:
Division
Failure in short can be defined by
An unwillingness to learn from a past mistake
With every decision there is a condition
And in every choice a PRICE TO PAY
As we carry on in this day and age
The hardships that befall us for our mind set
Often come from misunderstanding turned judgment
And so we are separated and labeled outcasts
Outcasts
Intolerant, short-sighted, narrow-minded
Unfairly held to an unfair vice
But we cannot compromise what we believe
Even though it brings
Condemnation
It will come again
Persecution
This division amongst men only causes dissent
The distance between us is merely difference
If we do not have regard for a mutual respect
Who will benefit?
THIS SEPARATES MAN
This age of anger is choking itself
These hands have killed
This age of anger is shedding its own
These hands are stained
This age of anger is choking itself
They shall surely do it again
This age of anger is shedding its own
These hands must learn
