If you know Bedard, you know this principle holds. Every time Bedard goes on tour, he comes home with a new favorite hardcore band. In the late 90s, it was Saves The Day and Countervail. In the early 2Ks, it was Throwdown and Outbreak. And a few years back it was Ceremony and Cruel Hand. He would come back from tour and attempt to get us into these bands. For the most part, he was spot on. We already knew how excellent Cruel Hand is so that wasn’t a problem. But sometimes, sometimes he was off. Countervail? Wild. Summer Tour 2010 did not have an OFF result. He came back with Trapped Under Ice. Of course, everyone should realize how excellent this band is, but it wasn’t until I saw them live that everything clicked into place. This band is HARD. Great live set, and the recorded work is stellar too. I suggest picking them up. My only regret is sleeping on this band for the last few years. My bad, my bad.
Great Side By Side reference too. Another excellent auction from thebeatgoesron. Dude has gems.
