Afore Notation was a post-hardcore/alternative rock band from Trussville/Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Afore Notation is a group of guys who wear collared shirts with pocket protectors. Who spend an overwhelming amount of time on computers and videogame consoles. Whose major influences consist of middle-aged Japanese men and guys with afros. These are the factors that make Afore Notation stand tall and proud in a crowded genre of doppelgangers and prosaic song writers. Starting as a young band with no goals or direction, they would soon find their muse in the form of videogames, ranging from the dated Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog games, to the more recent Final Fantasy and Star Ocean series. It didn't take long for their interests in two seemingly dissimilar genres to merge into a sound that they would pride themselves upon. Tearing through barriers of creativity with jumpy dual lead and beautiful, but excitingly refreshing chord progressions, Afore Notation aspires to subject the listener to a different feeling in every song, carrying them through their music in a way that is paralleled not only by stages of a videogame, but also the evolution of game play and music, from the 8-bit side-scrollers, to the 50+ hours of leveling up and world-saving. Following the guitar are the bass riffs, often matching the guitar in technicality almost as if to be another outlet for lead, when not forced to be the grounding escort for the music. Keyboard, being the most versatile

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