Trample the Weak. Hurdle the dead.These words of encouragement from a longtime friend of the band Package after losing their drummer in 2005 have become a mantra for these eight-year veterans of Atlantas now burgeoning Metal scene. It just really stuck with me, says vocalist Alan Strange. Weve worked too hard for too long to let anything hold us back.Originally formed in 1998, Package has released 2 demos, the now-infamous Free EP, and the self-financed War Torn full-length album. Theyve played shows all over the Southeast including gigs with Slayer, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Hatebreed, Superjoint Ritual, Stuck Mojo, and Full Blown Chaos, just to name a few.Packages music is based on 3 basic principles. Keep it simple, keep it heavy, and make sure it sticks. From this framework, they create lethal power, sinister grooves, and painful hooks. Not pretty radio hooks, just more attention to detail in writing songs that while uncompromisingly heavy, will still get stuck in your head.In December of 2005, armed with new material, a more formidable rhythm section and a renewed desire to kick the world in the ass, Package entered Hairy Breakfast Productions to record their most blistering output to date. Engineered and mixed by Eyal Levi of Daath and mastered by James Murphy (Death, Testament, Disincarnate), the 3-song East Coast Metal Distributors EP is an all out assault that takes no prisoners and a fine representation of the bands music and attitude. And this is just a taste of things to come.
