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Artist
Tears From The Sky
12+ albums
metalcoremelodic metalcorehardcoremetalMelodic Death Metal
about
While the metal and hardcore scenes continue intermarrying with undeniable regularity, the majority of bands both big and small are still ruthlessly pigeonholed into their respective scenes and given little chance by the fans of either genre. Record labels, with the occasional exception, tend to intensify this polarization of appeal by only signing certain types of bands. A new vision is needed on behalf of a label, and new ground must be broken, if the two genres are to be taken seriously together as one, rather than just side-by-side. Tears From The Sky, one of Montreal's sole survivors of the hardcore uprising of the nineties and easily one of the most triumphant integrations of the two age-old styles the province of Quebec has ever produced, have not only succeeded in blending the two styles without pretension, they have revived the promise of self-empowerment through heavy music. Following a year chock full of local shows, the band made their first recorded appearance with a well-received 6-song demo in 1999 and brief tours around Quebec to support the release. Surviving early and unexpected lineup changes which are much the norm in a scene abounding with both passion and responsibility, a regenerated Tears From The Sky returned with their still talked-about 2001 demo EP Light, As It Were, One Of The Colours. During that same year, the band remained active both in the studio and on the road in their native province and Ontario, contributing their stirring For The Declin
