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Twelve Tribes

Underground music utilizes an aggressiveness that is not expressed in other art forms. These chaotic and progressive sounds generate raw energy and emotion unlike anything found within the confines of social norms. Twelve Tribes is a form of opposition. Their music challenges the proposition that we should become the epitome of high society. They employ the philosophies of hardcore, metal, hip-hop, and rock in attempt to create something unique. Inspired by the revolutionary sounds of bands like Faith No More, Metallica, Bloodlet, Candiria, Public Enemy, Converge, and Rage Against the Machine, they acknowledge the need for innovation. Dayton, Ohio's Twelve Tribes have infamously lurked in the shadows of the hardcore-metal scene for nearly seven years. After recording two demos and playing countless shows in and around the mid-west, the band signed with South Florida's Eulogy Records. They released their debut full length As Feather To Flowers and Petals to Wings in 1999, which gained nationwide attention and contributed to an upsurge in the melodic hardcore movement. As Feather To Flowers and Petals to Wings was followed shortly after by the EP entitled Instruments. This musical offering was the antithesis of the traditional hardcore sound and somewhat distanced the band from mainstream fans. The band toured much of the following 2 years with then up and coming bands such as Poison the Well, Blood Has Been Shed, Every Time I Die, Drowningman, and Eighteen Visions. They relentlessly traveled the country, playing halls, bars, basements, and Hellfests alike. But in that time, something changed. As the popularity of the "melodic-metalcore" genre increased, so did the number of unvarying bands, and the amount of undistinguished records being released. Twelve Tribes wanted to counteract this effect. With the re-addition of two founding members, they spent a good portion of the next year in the basement of the house they shared, striving to create a musical identity they could claim as their own. Most importantly, they resorted back to the music and bands that inspired them when music was more than fashion, and true expression could not be imitated. Twelve Tribes' The Rebirth of Tragedy has been 2 years in the making. This Ferret Records debut is a documentation of their struggles, successes and personal growth as musicians. Literally entire nights were spent, working out tempos, arguing over different chord progressions, programming beats on a drum machine, and recording on their digital eight track. Although this record is more structured than previous Twelve Tribes releases, fans of the old material will be able to appreciate the use of polyrhythmic time signatures and striking chord structures. The vocal range has expanded greatly, incorporating a great deal more singing and manipulating each violent scream to truly impact the listener. Twelve Tribes music is about expression and individuality, and they want that to be felt in their performances more than anything.