Saturday 14 December 2019

Reversal Of Man


Reversal Of Man were a screamo/hardcore band from Tampa, Florida that began in 1995 and disbanded in 2000. It is my absolute delight to realize one of the most quintessential "screamo" bands have not been posted on here yet, and I can share their discography before this decade ends. It's another reminder that there is truly an endless amount of material to be posted, even if its this late in the life of this blog. Reversal Of Man are an incredibly influential act, who blended the developing sounds of hardcore, powerviolence, grindcore, emo, post-hardcore and screamo into their own niche blend. This developed in a non-existent Florida scene, or at least one that allowed for the progressive and forward-thinking political statements RoM set out to make (especially in regards to the emerging neo-Nazism perceived in the punk scene).

To this day, they stand as one of the most talented, prolific, and influential bands of their genre, and are undoubtedly vital in developing the sound we've all come to know and love. They had a lengthy discography spanning multiple splits and various releases, but the majority is readily available below. Most notably it includes an EP and an LP (Revolution Summer and This Is Medicine respectively), in addition to a semi-full compilation aptly titled Discography which includes all tracks released in their tenure, aside from the aforementioned releases. They also released a posthumous split with fellow Florida natives Combatwoundedveteran, in which both sides are worth your time to listen to. Like I said, I can't believe I have yet to post a band I consider "essential" to the genre, and I thoroughly hope you enjoy. There's also a great (albeit brief) retrospective here, which includes some breakdowns of their most well-known tracks.

1. The Set Up
2. Quantis
3. P3-1
4. Wives Tale
5. Hollowbody
6. Get The Kid With The Sideburns
7. Look Back And Laugh

1. January Twenty Second
2. Enoch Ardon
3. Fashion Cowboys
4. The Houngen
5. Butterflies
6. Mittens And Muzzles
7. Bless The Printing Press
8. The Lottery
9. Dying On Cue
10. Conjecture
11. Hills Have Eyes
12. Transfer Zounds
13. Hand Me Complaints Please
14. Rubberneck Telepathy
15. Idle Adolescents
16. Twenty Second Example Of Repetitive Nature

1.  These Hills Have Eyes
2. I'm A New York Detective...
3. Pilot Gumby
4. Theory Of Lamastra
5. Slingshot
6. Plaster Of Paris
7. No Longer
8. Roswell
9. B.A. Baracas
10. Silver Pieces Of Eight
11. Patty's Lucky Number 7
12. Spectactle
13. A Child's Dream
14. 11B
15. Aura
16. Chupacabra (Goatsucker)
17. 1 Of 3
18. Song 7
19. Roswell
20. Independence Day
21. Scenery
22. Eagle And Arrow
23. Assembly
24. No Longet
25. Control
26. Obsession
27. Mercy

1. Reversal Of Man - Game of Chess
2. Reversal Of Man - Fire Sermon
3. Reversal Of Man - What The Thunder Said
4. Reversal Of Man - Burial Of The Dead
5. Reversal Of Man - Death By Water
 6. Combatwoundedveteran - Pieces Of Judith
7. Combatwoundedveteran - Plagarezing The Father
8. Combatwoundedveteran - ....And Now That I Am Cornered By Vermin
9. Combatwoundedveteran - F That We're Not Here To Have Fun

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