In Loving Memory was a six-piece screamo band from Des Moines, Iowa that lasted from 1998 to 2001. Though I usually like to give more background to a band, anything that needs to be said about them has already been documented to perfection in this blog post on Iowa Hardcore. It provides a full, detailed account of the band's members, history, and also includes links to their discography. I'm just going to touch upon their sound. The band played a frantic and frenzied form of hardcore/screamo that was influenced by all this genre's legends, including Saetia and Jeromes Dream. They also shared a guitarist with The Spirit Of Versailles, another classic band. They also had two vocalists providing dual male/female vocals, which was a major factor in this cathartic chaos that they created. Their lyrics were personal, albeit brief snippets of poetry that leave the listener to fill in the blanks with their own reflections.
In Loving Memory's recorded output was very small, with only two splits and one full-length (titled As Years Pass And Feel Like Seconds) being put out, and one of those splits featured tracks also on the full-length. Those are available over at Iowa Hardcore, which is the blog link I provided earlier, so full credit where credit is due. What I have here is the proper release of their full discography, which was put out in 2012 by Init Records. These recordings have been remastered, so the quality's a lot better, and you can really hear the complete chaos this band had to offer. Keep this shit on repeat today, cry if you like, indulge in your lonely estate and just know by next year it won't get better. Happy V-Day. Enjoy.
1. This Is Ours
2. Who You Enthrall
3. Moments Like These
4. Open The Door For Me
5. The Choice Has Always Been Yours
6. There's So Much To Say
7. I Burned It Down
8. Caught Up In The Most Simple Of Things
9. Remember
10. Tonight I Scream
11. Song #1
12. Song #2
13. Song #3
14. Song #4
1. A Gentler Sun
2. Crawling To Falling
3. In My Name
4. Great Day That Dawns
I've been waiting for this day for forever. Thank you for giving me something to look forward to on Valentines Day every year.
ReplyDeletei thank you and whatever internet gods that led me to find your blog
ReplyDeleteThis blog is powerful stuff dude. Cheers and thanks for all the music.
ReplyDeleteI fucking love this blog.
ReplyDeletewould you post content from a rising band called Judah and the Lion?
ReplyDelete>just discovered the existence of in loving memory
ReplyDelete>"hey, they're amazing! let's see if they are on sophie's floorboard"
>loaded in the last post
i love you
So I just read their bio on last.fm and apparently they made a song called Catastrophe for a compilation called Iowahardcore.com(pilation) and I can't find neither the song nor the comp anywhere. What's up with that?
ReplyDeleteI don't remember that ever happening when I was in the band
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