Kerosene 454

Thanks to Ivan for the suggestion, this band has been sorely missed on this blog for you too long.Kerosene 454 were a four-piece post-hardcore band from Washington, DC that were active from 1993 to 1998.They released three full-length albums alongside a few EP's and splits, which is a sizable amount of material for only five years of activity.

Their earlier work is a lot rawer, distorted and dissonant, with a duel guitar attack creating a rhymtic trance that sits somewhere between the polarity of melodic and aggressive. Vocally, they can be strained or lethargic, and I mean that in the best of ways. I may be way off-base here, but at times they remind me of Nirvana, in terms of melody and inflection. By their final album, the production and instrumental is noticeably cleaner, with the guitar work weaving harmoniously, and the drums in particular really getting a chance to shine in their tight flurry. Despite being a DC band in its heyday, they were never a mainstay of the Dischord roster, putting out only two of their albums as co-releases with the label. Having said that, there is certainly some influence from that scene. Fans of bands including June Of 44, Policy Of 3, and The Crownhate Ruin absolutely need to check out Kerosene 454, though they may already be a band on your radar. Enjoy.

Two For Flinching (1993)

1. Easier

2. Stab Your Eyes

3. Natalis Solis Invicti

Down In Three (1994)

1. Intro

2. Down In Three

Blown Clean (1994)

1. With Age

2. Blown Clean

Situation At Hand (1995)

1. Greener

2. June

3. What Was

4. Pointer Ridge

5. Nines

6. Rideout Heath

7. Dirt

8. Intro

9. Year In Rails

10. Johnny Quest Theme

Kerosene 454/Angel Hair (1995)

1. Kerosene 454 - Some Walk

2. Angel Hair - Kisses

Kerosene 454/Bluetip (1996)

1. Kerosene 454 - T-Minus 100

2. Bluetip - Haunted House

Came By To Kill Me (1996)

1. Tracer

2. All Eyes West

3. Closing

4. Injection

5. Angelic In G#

6. T-Minus 100

7. Farefire

8. Worthington

9. Four Knots

10. Somewalk

11. Continued

Race (1997)

1. Greener

2. June

3. What Was

4. Pointer Ridge

5. Nines

6. Rideout Health

7. Dirt

8. Intro

9. Years In Rails

10. J

11. Easier

12. Stab Your Eyes

13. Natalis Solis Invicti

14. Down In Three

15. With Age

16. Blown Clean

Note: Compilation of early material

Touring Japan (1998)

1. Naht - Scattered

2. Naht - Real Estate

3. Sweetbelly Freakdown - Pinbot!

4. Sweetbelly Freakdown - Chimichonger

5. Bluetip - Japan

6. Bluetip - 52 Girls

7. Kerosene 454 - Man In A Trap (Government Issue cover)

8. Kerosene 454 - Upside Down (The Jesus & Mary Chain cover)

At Zero (1998)

1. Anti-Magnet

2. Automatic

3. Negatives

4. Diminishing

5. Heroes

6. Electrics On The Rise

7. In For Even

8. On Exit

9. Pay Attention

10. Spookin The Birds

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