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About Me

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The Binding is a 5 piece mathy metal band from Northern, NJ. We broke up in the summer of '05, playing our last show on June 8th at the Bloomfield Ave Cafe and Stage in Montclair, NJ alongside Into The Moat and The End. We released one ep on Imagine It Records that recieved rave reviews from the extreme metal community (see below) and we have been told that we were way ahead of our time. We have since moved on (literally), with members relocating to San Diego, California; Pennsylvania, New York City and even Omaha, Nebraska.
**After being away from the band for over a year, we collectively decided it was time to bring it back. We are back and with more vigor than ever before. We will be touring a good portion of the US in June and July. We hope you will come along for the ride...
PRESS:
"Whoa, this is really quite fucking good..." -Aversionline.com
"The Binding seems to have found a niche in technicality and has created some enjoyable chaos. 7/10" -Geekburger.com
"This band is spectacular." -IndieVisionMusic.com
"The Binding produces some of the finest mathcore metal that is out there. 8.5/10" -Sicrecords.net
"The Binding succeeds in striking a chord with fans of The Dillinger Escape Plan and likeminded groups. -Delusions of Adequacy
"For fans of this genre, this is a prime example of how it can be done well" -Live4Metal.com
"From: New Jersey
Tours: Late June to mid July '07
Complex listen: "Self-Titled EP (Imagine It)
Band says it sounds like: A prison gang rape
Modern Fix says it sounds like: Complex and abrasive math noise rock
Stomping, hair-pulling, throat scraping, finger blistering, 26 guitar parts per movement type songs. There is an occasional awkward groove running underneath the chaos, and it's those moments of tangibility one needs to hold on to tightly, as the ride will surely spin a listener off in another direction a fraction of a breakdown later. Stop, start, stutter, pause, maybe, blast beat, blast beat, blast beat. Math rock guitar trickery supreme. Guitarists Coats and Piccolo get their merit badges in noise rock precision. My ears bleed and i'm thankful for the jagged warmth it brings." -Modern Fix Magazine
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Member Since: 8/29/2004
Band Members: mike wissell - vocals, eric schnee - drums, brian piccolo - guitar, andrew coats - guitar, jonny narmita - bass
Influences: Hella, Battles, Botch, Don Caballero, Helmet...shit that fucking rules
Sounds Like: A prison gang rape.....
Record Label: Imagine It Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Summer tour is cancelled.

Our summer tour has been cancelled for reasons mostly out of our control. We'd like to apologize to those who were looking forward to seeing us this summer, we're sorry we can't make it to see you guy...
Posted by THE BINDING on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:36:00 PST

TOUR DATES!!!

here is our tentative tour schedule for this summer. we are beginning to book the dates right now in order to ensure the optimal awesomeness and ass kicking factor for this tour. if you would like to ...
Posted by THE BINDING on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:54:00 PST

The Binding cd contest on sickdrummer.com

hello-The Binding and Eric Schnee would like to thank everyone who entered the contest on sickdrummer.com! The winners have been selected and all the cds have been shipped out. The winners were: Randa...
Posted by THE BINDING on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:04:00 PST

THE BINDING is back!!!!!!!!!!

hello friends,After a year or so of being away from the band, we have decided that it is time to resurrect this beast again and continue with what we started. We will be touring this coming summer, pr...
Posted by THE BINDING on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:37:00 PST