As the Sun Sets

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As The Sun Sets
Also known as ATSS
Origin Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Genre(s) Mathcore
Years active 1998–2002
Label(s) Trash Art!, Undecided Records
Associated acts Daughters

As The Sun Sets was a band from Providence, Rhode Island. As The Sun Sets' singer, bassist, and drummer moved on to form the successful mathcore band Daughters. Other one-time members of the band went on to form Bury Your Dead, She Rides (formerly Playgirl), and Suffering Bastard.

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[edit] Description

ATSS drew comparisons to Converge, Acrid, Rorschach and later Swing Kids, The Locust, older Dillinger Escape Plan, and Arab On Radar.

[edit] History

The band released a full length recording (now long out of print) on Moment of Clarity Records, which was advertised for and distributed by Trash Art. This recording was later reissued in a stripped-down version by the City of Hell label. In 2002 the band came back to the public eye as a more volatile beast. The metallic mosh-heavy sound of their earlier material was replaced as the group introduced a noisier, more frenetic approach to songwriting on the "7744" album, released by Undecided records. The band's final release was an EP which brought the band back to Trash Art. Steve Austin from noted noise/metal act Today Is The Day mastered a second mix of the material, which was released as "8949". The EP was very short in length, clocking in under five minutes in length, and showcased what would be the last material the band had written. It included an instrumental track (with screaming low in the mix to maintain atmosphere) and was considered a disappointment by some fans who did not like the new sound, or felt it was too short. Contrary to popular belief, the band was broken up long before "8949" was released, and had stopped functioning by the time these final recordings were finished. At the same time, drummer Jon Syverson, who had been living in Austin, TX, returned to New England and formed a new group with two former members of ATSS. That group was to be called Daughters.


[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • 1999 Each Individual Voice Is Dead In The Silence (Trash Art)

Released by one-off label Moment of Clarity, distributed by Trash Art!. 1500(+/-) copies pressed. CD only. 9 tracks; running time about 28 minutes. OUT OF PRINT

  • 2002 7744 (Undecided Records)

12 tracks; about 14 minutes. Roughly 5000 Copies Left

  • 2004 Each Individual Voice is Dead in the Silence (City of Hell Records)

397 vinyl LPs and 1000 CDs. OUT OF PRINT

[edit] Singles and EPs

  • 2001 Limited Summer Tour CD-EP. (Self-Released)

Live recording from performance at MassArt. Handmade by the band, and numbered out of 200. CD-R only. 6 tracks; running time about 8 minutes. OUT OF PRINT

  • 2002 8949 (Trash Art)

2000 copies pressed. CD only. 5 tracks; running time about 5 minutes. OUT OF PRINT