Black Lines to Battlefields

About the Artist
Kaylan Cloyd - guitar Nick Radovanovich - drums Christian McAlhaney - guitar Jason Vena - vocals Ryan Zwiefelhofer - bass

Forging their roots in the underground Seattle rock scene, ACCEPTANCE has made waves not only by delivering a truly loaded live show but through an intrinsic spark and creative sincerity that radiates from the music itself.

"A lot of bands challenge their audience and that9s always a good thing but what9s more important for us is to use our music to challenge ourselves and put our true character to the test -- to say what we think and be who we really are," vocalist Jason Vena says. "We do hope this inspires our friends and fans of the band to do the same." Growing up playing in local punk and hardcore bands has created a strong sense of honesty and self respect that serves as a foundation on which the ACCEPTANCE sound is built.

"The ideas for what we wanted to do musically were all there in our previous experiences," guitarist Kaylan Cloyd recalls. "When we came together as ACCEPTANCE we quickly began to refine those sounds which lead us to where we are today." Another big point of progress for the band is that no one is relegated to just their own instrument in the writing process.

"Everyone plays multiple instruments," guitarist Christian McAlhaney explains. "Nick was on guitar before switching to drums and Jason, who sings, also played bass before we got Ryan in the band. Its never felt as complete as it does now." After performing locally and releasing their debut CD through Seattle-based Rocketstar Records, ACCEPTANCE launched regional and national tours with bands like The Juliana Theory, Noise Ratchet and Further Seems Forever. The act also performed at the popular Cornerstone Festival in Illinois. The Militia Group - originally a booking agency -- approached the band and began a professional and personal relationship that continues to grow stronger every day.

"We are so happy to have seen ACCEPTANCE grow from this really cool hardworking bunch of kids into the professional rock machine that they have quickly become," comments Chad Pearson of The Militia Group (who eventually scrapped the booking business to focus on building the record label.) "They have been such a solid part of the Militia family that it feels totally natural for us to be releasing the EP. We believe big things are coming for these guys -- they are all such good people."

When asked to sum up the bands approach, Vena explains: "Although music means the world to each member of the band, its important to us that people come away from our shows or from listening to our CD with something more than just a good song or a catchy lyric. We like knowing that we9ve made people think and feel something about themselves."

Product Description
Acceptance emerges from the re-ignited Seattle scene where they have spent the last 3 years developing a passionate and loyal following throughout the North West. The Band has toured nationally and shared stages with the likes of Juliana Theory, Finch, Further Seems Forever as well as performing successfully on the Warped Tour and Cornerstone Festivals. When the bands debut record, Lost For Words came out on Seattle Indie, Rocketstar Records and quickly approached the 5000 sales mark, the industry at large began taking notice. When the band recorded a new 5 song demo with Aaron Sprinkle (MxPx, Poor Old Lu) this industry interest turned into serious courting by several major labels. After putting a professional management team in place to help determine the bands course of action, the band made the decision to release the Black Lines To Battlefields EP on The Militia Group who has been a long time friend and supporter of Acceptance. What the future holds for the band is made clear by simply listening to the CD or seeing the band live. Sincere, Sophisticated and lyrically driven modern rock that has an extraordinary ability to connect deep with fans of all types of rock, punk, and hardcore.

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Black Lines to Battlefields

Average customer rating:

:)
More quality emo-rock from the Northwest
Good EP
A great EP for a truly talented band...
its permenent

Black Lines to Battlefields
Acceptance
Manufacturer: Militia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008V5YT
Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

Permanent
Seeing Is Believing
Cry For Help
Bleeding Heart
Black Lines To Battlefields
This Is Only A Test (live)
Rerun (live)

Album Description

Acceptance emerges from the re-ignited Seattle scene where they have spent the last 3 years developing a passionate and loyal following throughout the North West. The Band has toured nationally and shared stages with the likes of Juliana Theory, Finch, Further Seems Forever as well as performing successfully on the Warped Tour and Cornerstone Festivals. When the bands debut record, Lost For Words came out on Seattle Indie, Rocketstar Records and quickly approached the 5000 sales mark, the industry at large began taking notice. When the band recorded a new 5 song demo with Aaron Sprinkle (MxPx, Poor Old Lu) this industry interest turned into serious courting by several major labels. After putting a professional management team in place to help determine the bands course of action, the band made the decision to release the Black Lines To Battlefields EP on The Militia Group who has been a long time friend and supporter of Acceptance. What the future holds for the band is made clear by simply listening to the CD or seeing the band live. Sincere, Sophisticated and lyrically driven modern rock that has an extraordinary ability to connect deep with fans of all types of rock, punk, and hardcore.

Album Description

2003 EP for the Seattle base punk revivalists includes five previously unreleased songs, 'Permanent', 'Seeing Is Believing', 'Bleeding Heart', 'Black Lines To Battlefields', 'Hold On', two live tracks, 'This Is Only A Test', 'Rerun', the video for 'Permanent', & band interviews. Militia Group.

Customer Reviews:

:).......2006-03-24

Gosh, these guys r good live. saw them twice, first when they were at chain last year and with anberlin and saosin at H.O.B. anaheim. This ep is also good, along with phantoms. I like this entire ep, and only a few songs from phantoms: take cover, this conversation is over, getting over you, so contagious, the letter, different, in the cold, and gloria/ us apearing. Besudes that, I actually prefer to listen to this album more than phantoms, and this album is a must. and to those who r getting into this band, i urge u to buy this first, and then phantoms.

More quality emo-rock from the Northwest.......2005-11-18

I first heard about Acceptance after seeing them live with Finch. I though they were pretty good. Sort of Emo-ish and maybe too catchy for their own good. They had an odd presence on stage. The singer acted almost bipolar as he sang about loss and death, while all the time smiling and jumping around like he just won a million dollars. It was so simple yet very surreal. I thought: "I've got to check these guys out, they rock"

At that time the critically aclaimed LP "Phantoms" hadn't even come out yet. These guys were really nothing more than a cult pop-rock-emo band with some mild attitude. Oh, and yes they are from Seattle. (I've been reviewing a lot of bands from that scene lately) They recorded a demo in 2000 which led to constant touring in the area. It took them 3 years to do it, but eventually they created a niche in the northwest emo-rock scene and put out this EP, which includes 5 new songs and 2 live tracks. A must for any fan. The song content is smooth and sincere, with occasional melody that loves to get you hooked.

What really impresses me though, is the variation. Every song has a personality all it's own. Acceptance deserves much credit for being able to meld all their emotion and creativity to make every song a different experience.

The lyrics are most definately emo, but not in a whiney way. The vocals are much more serious and calming than other similiar acts. The singer has a depth to his voice that really makes him a treat to listen to. His annunciation especially is astounding.

All the songs here are very good, but the obvious standout track is "seeing is believing" It's about as good as a song can get. Extremely catchy, and masterful verse lyrics with a simple but sweet chorus. It's very hard not to fall in love with this song. That's all that needs to be said.

The production's quite nice for the most part. It's sort of "wah-wah" sounding in the background for some of the songs. I guess it's supposed to make it sound live. I don't know what they were thinking when they did it, but it couldn't have been practical thinking. Still, it's an EP and I shouldn't be judging it off of sound quality.

Acceptance are big friends with "the militia group", which I admire greatly. TMG has always showcased great bands and to know that Acceptance is involved with them really makes me happy.

If you can, see this band live. I enjoyed my show a whole lot, and I didn't even know who they were. It's going to be great seeing them again knowing what to expect.

Good EP.......2005-11-03

...right away i noticed that the songs on the EP were slightly softer than those of the full-length (omit permanent). They have more of an emo feel. anyway, four new songs doesn't permit a purchase in my book, bought i bought the songs via download and since then they've gotten some play on my media jukebox. Slightly different, but key for acceptance fans.

A great EP for a truly talented band..........2005-07-17

This solid entertaining EP contains 5 studio tracks and the last 2 tracks are Live from Concerts. These songs are 'This Is Only A Test', and 'Rerun' are fillers but stand alone on their own right in this CD. This CD contains a enhanced multimedia section where the listener can access unique photo shots of the band in the studio as well as in a few of their concerts. It also includes Video band Bio Interviews. A Video clip of the song 'Permanant' is also on the enhanced version. I enjoyed the songs as well as the video clip. This young band has been around for almosy 6 years and have since this album brought out full successful albums. This is a rock group that brings together bits of Seattle Punk (from where they originated) with pure rock hooks. This should be any Acceptance fan's 'Must Get' list.

its permenent.......2005-03-26

yep there good i swear i heard permenant some were but dont know were.