Four Hundred Years

Four Hundred Years were a four-piece hardcore/screamo band originally from Tucson, Arizona (and later moved to screamo capital Richmond, Virginia) that were around from 1996 to 2000. They proved to be incredibly influential, with a solid amount of output in a small amount of years (something fairly unique for a band in this genre). They took the off-kilter and spastic rhythms of post-hardcore acts such as Fugazi and Drive Like Jehu, and blended it with the impassioned aggression of the burgeoning underground hardcore/screamo scene (with definite signs of influence from bands like Portraits of Past and Indian Summer). This aligned 400 Years with other bands of the time including Twelve Hour Turn, Maxmillian Colby, and Sleepytime Trio. They put out three incredible full-lengths (the first probably being my favourite), but had a full discography of solid, essential material. Enjoy.

Four Hundred Years/Sleepytime Trio (1996)

1. Four Hundred Years - Radio Silence

2. Sleepytime Trio - Lancing Organic

Four Hundred Years (1997)

1. Signal

2. Red Tape

3. Lock Up

4. Hoodwinked

The 51 Comp (1997)

7. Six Minutes

Note: Four Hundred Years track only

Suture (1997)

1. Intro

2. Lifesupport

3. Suture

4. Steve'song

5. Level Playing Field

6. Nickel And Dime

7. Thicker Than Water

8. Architect

9. Love Letter To The CIA

Transmit Failure (1998)

1. Power of Speech

2. Penny For Your Thoughts

3. Radio Silence

2. Transmit Failure

5. An Hour Too Late

6. Motion Sickness

7. Throw Spark

8. Sequence

9. Give Us This Day

10. Line Breaker

11. Untitled

The New Imperialism (2000)

1. If You're A Joke I Don't Get It

2. The New Imperialism

3. How About We Both Stop Lying To Each Other

4. They Weren't Hiding It At All

5. Don't Let The Door Hit You On Your Way

6. Philadelphia

7. Who's Driving This Thing Anyway?

8. Sleepwalker

Four Hundred Years/Seein' Red (2001)

1. Four Hundred Years - Burning Down The House

2. Seein' Red - Blinded By The Green

3. Seein' Red - Otherwise

4. Seein' Red - Throw It Back

5. Seein' Red - Focus On Europe

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