Verah Falls was an American
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. Like the term " post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad conste ...
band from
Portland
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*Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon
*Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine
*Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel
Portland may also r ...
,
Oregon
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. Formed in 2010 the group was signed to BlkHeart
Group. Their debut EP, ''
All Our Yesterdays'', was released on June 7, 2011.
History
Verah Falls was founded in the fall of 2010, by vocalist Craig Prater, and drummer Tyler Wenz, in
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
*Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon
*Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine
*Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel
Portland may also r ...
,
Oregon
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. They asked friend Grant Slewitzke to help with a demo and, together with producer Stephan Hawkes, they recorded a track called "The cover up, uncovered" which was later used on the EP. They then went on a search to find the current line-up. The group went on to record a five-song EP at Interlace Audio in their hometown. After local touring, they received attention from BlkHeart Group and signed onto their roster that included
Molotov Solution
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No Bragging Rights
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.
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In June 2011, the band released their debut EP, '' All Our Yesterdays'', on ]iTunes
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, to mixed reviews. The album was recorded by Craig Prater, Ty Wenz, Graham Brown, Kyle Gilmer, and Forrest Burton. Ryan Williford of online review site ''Audiopinions'' stated that, "The instrumental parts were well written and there is nothing here that is beyond their skill or them trying to force anything into a song. One of the best factors about the band is that nothing takes priority over another aspect of the sound", while Vic Vaughn of Metal review site ''MetalSucks
MetalSucks is an American heavy metal music
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'' simply stated that "Uh, wow, another shitty melodic emo-screamo hard-kee-yore band. It sucks. Ignore it."
Discography
;Studio albums
References
External links
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American post-hardcore musical groups
Metalcore musical groups from Oregon
Musical groups from Portland, Oregon
2010 establishments in Oregon
Musical groups established in 2010