Everdown was a hardcore band from New Hampshire, active in the mid-90s, but their roots were in earlier versions of the band like Crawlspace (who recently had their material re-issued by The Charon Collective) and Dry Bones. Unlike their counterparts from southern California or New York City, Everdown incorporated other influences into their music like post-hardcore and even sludge. Perhaps it was their New England location, or maybe they were simply influenced by a different scene, but with unusual arrangements (for hardcore), and song lengths at times over 7 minutes, their take on hardcore was certainly unique in the Christian scene.
They released two albums for Tooth & Nail Records, with some member changes between debut Sicken and sophomore follow-up Straining. At some point shortly after this second release the band broke up. Some members were involved in other projects like Three Thirteen (hardcore/rap-core), The Burning Paris (post-rock), Slower Than Seasons (emo/indie rock), and Spoken in Tongues (punk/hardcore) to name but a few. In what seemed like a return, Everdown released a 2-song single in 2009, which made fans hope for return to performing and recording. However, that hope was unrealized when nothing else emerged.
“Crush” is taken from the debut album and features a nice, groovy-yet-dissonant riff, similar to those that often characterized the band’s sound.
Everdown will be releasing that 2009 material this year, along with a rerecording of “Unleaded” to commemorate the 30 year anniversary of “Straining”.
That sounds great. Be sure to keep us posted on that!
Looking forward to hearing that album! along with the re-recording. I listened to Everdown’s “Straining” on repeat in the 9th grade.