The Saddest Landscape
Bio
The Saddest Landscape provides cathartic therapy for desperate and dark matters of the heart. With passionate vocals and pummeling, powerful musical landscapes the band never relents nor wavers as they drag you through their own personal hell.
Since forming a decade ago in 2002 the band has accumulated over 25 releases. These include seminal splits with scene-favorites like Funeral Diner and Trophy Scars. After a brief respite in 2006 the band reconvened for a few European dates in 2008 which was followed by a self-released vinyl discography (All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven.) and the full-length You Will Not Survive on Panic Records. Shortly after, the band released two splits with members of the Topshelf family (Pianos Become The Teeth and We Were Skeletons) and recently released After The Lights on Valentine’s Day 2012, their most recent and highly anticipated full-length.
Weathering several lineup changes has most recently left them with two original members (Andy Maddox — vox/guitar, Aaron Neigher — drums) and Eric Mauro on guitar and bassist Jeff Ramirez (also a designer with the UP Studio and member of Sleep Bellum Sonno).
Time away has only enhanced The Saddest Landscape’s aggressive vitriol. The band has redefined expectations firmly reestablishing themselves back in a scene that desperately needs them. After The Lights is The Saddest Landscape planting their feet in the ground: they are here to stay.
(Bio by Elise Granata.)
Press
“After the Lights is the very definition of a 'great' record.”
-Sputnik Music (On After The Lights)
“Across 26 or 27 releases (albums, EPs, splits and comps), the Northeast-based band have perfected a distinct, rabid strain of what the kids once called 'emotive hardcore.'”
-Alternative Press
“[E]asily one of the best releases of 2010.”
-Delusions of Adequacy (On You Will Not Survive)
“You may survive, but all the enamel will be removed from your teeth.”
-Aiding & Abetting (On You Will Not Survive)
“The Saddest Landscape’s sound is frightening, original, and engaging.”
-Alt Sounds
“If this is what screamo sounds like in 2010, then I want more of it.”
-Dryvetyme Onlyne
“Hands down the best I’ve heard who are still playing this sound”
-Go 211
Music
Recent Tumblr Mentions
"The hatches are open!" -Bill, Starfox 64 Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Pre-orders are now up for Suis La Lune?s Riala and the Topshelf variant of The Saddest Landscape?s Cover Your Heart RSD re-issue!
Showcase #166
The Saddest Landscape - Cover Your Heart 7? (Record Store Day Exclusive)
Here?s a quick list of stores that will have our record store day 7? this weekend:
extreme noise
park ave
bleeker st
rhino
hits and misses
clarity
going underground
rasputins
vintage viinyl
amoeba hollywood
silver platters
double decker
waterloo
vertigo
revolver
twist and shout
durty mick
generation
amoeba sf
ignite
earshot
disk union
banquet
coretex
zia/impact
1234 go!
red scroll
ritual
per koro
newbury
The Saddest Landscape will be reissuing their debut EP for Record Store Day, and the band recently discussed it in a new interview. Check out a snippet of the piece below by clicking ?Read More.?
Andy was interviewed about record store day (obviously our favorite national holiday):
http://www.hevypetal.com/interviews/123/record-store-day-interview-with-the-saddest-landscape
