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A place where people go to make ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß their dreams come true. An alluring ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ vacation spot with gorgeous beaches, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² warm weather, hills, mountains, ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ valleys, and more sunshine than some ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² can handle. However, Southern ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß California is becoming a renowned home ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ to some of the most metallic and ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² malevolent metalcore bands in the ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý country. There are other places in the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß world that have darkness for weeks at a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß time, constant gloom and bleak conditions, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ making its inhabitants stir with ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² frustration from their morose ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ surroundings to form harsh and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² aggressive bands. Wouldn't you think ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß such enraged and heavy-hitting bands ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ like Atreyu, Throwdown, and Bleeding ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Through would originate in such a ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý desolate and dismal environment? Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß You thought wrong. This is the real OC. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Next up out of Orange County are SCARS ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ OF TOMORROW who are ready to seize the ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Southern California metalcore crown and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß take it global. In contrast to their ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ surrounding milieu, they are austere, ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² passionate, and most definitely ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý pissed-off. They share the trademark Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Cali metalcore sound mixed with the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß traditional hardcore influences of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Hatebreed and Madball and the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² straight-up metal of Meshuggah and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Slayer. Creating a fresh approach to ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² pulverizing yet melodic mosh metal with ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß harmony-laden musical interludes, SCARS ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ OF TOMORROW are the next big thing in the ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² SoCal scene. ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Mike, Bob and Carlos formed the band in ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß October 2000 as a musical vehicle to ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ productively cope with their anger and ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² frustration of life. Their goal was to ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ create a sound that reflected their ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² love of east coast hardcore and the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß California scene and sound that they ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ have been a part of for so many years. ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² "We had been listening to so much ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý hardcore like Sick Of It All since we Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß were teens, but at the same time when we ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß starting playing together, we were ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ influenced by metal bands like Shadows ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Fall and more melodic mainstream stuff ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ like Deftones. We were constantly ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² going to local shows and knew that we ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß could make music like this, while ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ pulling in the musical influences that ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² are so significant to us". ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß SCARS OF TOMORROW starting writing and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß recording shortly after getting together, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ releasing "All Things Change" in 2001 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² and the more recognized "Design Your ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Fate" in 2003 on Thorp Records. The ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² band toured the West Coast repeatedly, ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß then hit the entire US shortly ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ thereafter. They picked up two new ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² members including Chris on drums and ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Dave on guitar, which ended up keeping Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß the band completely focused. All five ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß members of SCARS OF TOMORROW share the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ same vision - maintaining artistic ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² integrity and making music that other ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ people can relate to, while ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² concurrently exorcising their own ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß personal demons. At this point, SCARS OF ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ TOMORROW were ready to be a full-time ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² band on a full-time record label. ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß SCARS OF TOMORROW were picked up by ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Victory Records in May of 2003. They ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ embarked on another national tour, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² hitting the seminal summer festivals ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ like Hellfest and Furnace Fest playing ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² in front of crowds they'd never played ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß to before. In November of 2003, the band ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ made the pilgrimage to God City Studios ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² in Salem, Massachusetts to record with ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Converge's own Kurt Ballou. "We were so Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß stoked to record with Kurt for various ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß reasons - one being that he is in ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Converge, and two being the great bands ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² that recorded here, like Cave In and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ The Hope Conspiracy. It was almost ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² surreal. We couldn't be happier with ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß how the record turned out. It's sick." ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ "Rope Tied To The Trigger" was the end ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² product of three weeks spent at God ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý City. It is eleven tracks of American Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß metalcore spawned by personal struggle ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß and raw emotion yet still maintaining a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ sense of positivity. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ "Rope Tied To The Trigger" is a ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² musical fusion of hostility and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß aggression with plenty of mosh parts - ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ met with sensuous melodic guitar segments ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² and earnest lyrics. The SoCal metalcore ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý scene continues to develop; and SCARS Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß OF TOMORROW will be an integral ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß contributor to its evolution. 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