Earthmover - Death Carved In Every Word

I was just going to update the original post but I figured why not just start over? This would be Earthmover's final offering to us before they decided to call it quits following a European tour. I had a buddy who grew up in Detroit and went to college at the University of Miami. who was friends with them. We went to pick them up at the airport after they came back from Belgium...that was the closest I ever got to seeing them. Bummer...all the videos I ever saw of the band were bonkers. By now, you've probably heard this record and you know it's a rager, probably their best material. Solid from start to finish. "We're not about money, we're not about money".

Earthmover - Death Carved In Every Word

'Definitely Not The Majors' Comp Download

I've spent way too much time going through my old cd's today, but luckily for you, that means a lot of downloads will be posted in the future. Definitely Not The Majors came out in 1997 from Bush League Records and is chalked full of great tracks. Any comp that starts off with Bloodlet and Coalesce is a winner in my book. This link was posted back in 2008, but for those of you that missed it, here it is again: Definitely Not The Majors: Click here for download

Earthmover Leftover Reunion Merch

Andy Dempz, guitar player for Earthmover, hit me the other day to let me know that there is still some leftover merch from their reunion show in Chicago earlier this year. They've set up a Big Cartel store and are ready to ship so scoop these up before they're gone. He also sent me footage of them opening up their set...looks straight out of a Slayer show. If you view the video on Youtube, you can also see footage from their Detroit reunion show.

Earthmover Leftover Merch from Chicago

Favorite Records of the 90s - Wes Keely (ex-Earthmover, Walls of Jericho)

A feature I've been trying to push on here is asking people who were part of the hardcore scene in the 90s to take a look back at what their favorite record of the era is/was. This time, I caught up with Wes Keely, former drummer of Detroit's Earthmover and Walls of Jericho as well as Until The End. Here's what he had to say on the subject:

"My favorite 90's hardcore record is probably not your typical record. The "Samsara" record from Catharsis is by far my favorite record from the 90's. I think I have more of a personal connection to the band and to that record, Catharsis was the first band that I ever went on the road with when I was like 18 playing in Earthmover. The tour was supposed to be Earthmover, Catharsis, and Gehenna but Gehenna dropped off. The band and the line up they had for that record and on that tour was just the most amazing thing ever, the most angry dudes on stage taking out their rage on the world and on corporate America with dumpster diving DIY ethics you would think they were crazy. Nicest dudes, biggest hearts, I am still friends with all of them to this day.
But on to the record! Listening to it, its so thrashy and pissed and still sounds huge today. There are few records to me that I can listen to and it makes me want to sell all my material belongings and start living under a bridge and fighting against the man. This record does just that. Lost of double bass Alexei just killing it, Brian screaming all over the place, kind of in time but kind of not, Matt and Dan just wrecking their instruments with thrash and melody haha if that’s even possible! Ernie on the sidelines just waiting for his turn to rock! Over all it's easily my favorite hardcore record from the 90's. Catharsis "Samsara" get into it, this band was always under rated :/"

Wes is now based out in Seattle playing in a band called Again and Again. You can check out the band as well as some tunes by clicking here.

Vort'n Vis HC Festival CD (1998)

As I was going through my CDs trying to find something to upload, I came across this which I hadn't heard in quite some time. This was released by Genet Records (who may or may not be defunct now) to commemorate the 1998 Ieper Festival in Belgium. All of the bands that played were recorded but according to the liner notes, Seein' Red & Reply were not happy with the sound quality so they were left off the release. This features a total of 27 songs from some of the best US and European bands of the time including Culture, Arkangel, Congress, Liar, Earthmover, Firestone and more. Some of the songs are unreleased to this day or were rewritten. Definitely a great glimpse into the time. I ripped the release at 256 kbps so its nice and loud. I also did a high quality scan of the cover. I looked and could not find this for sale anywhere so please if anyone finds a link to purchase this, let me know and I'll remove the link. Until then, enjoy this great release.

Vort'n Vis HC Festival CD (1998)

http://www.mediafire.com/?6h4fbj19v5qnzxl

Earthmover...One Last Time (in Chicago)

(Photo credit: Chris Z photography)

Andy forwarded the info to me and it looks like Detroit's Earthmover will be playing Chicago, March 19th at the Beat Kitchen. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Tuesday at 11:00 AM. Here's the info:

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

EARTHMOVER (for the very last time!)
HARM'S WAY
NO CLASS
IRON RAIN

8:00 PM Doors/ 8:30 Start

Beat Kitchen
2100 W. Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL

17 & Over
$10

TICKETS GO ON SALE TUESDAY AT 11:00 AM

You can order tickets here: Earthmover in Chicago, Buy Tickets Here!
They have also set up a Facebook page with up to date info which can be seen here: Earthmover in Chicago on Facebook

Our friend Joe Lifeline (of Lifeline Records) is putting this on so if you are in the area, make it out. Also, check out Lifeline Records and pick up some vinyl

Earthmover Reunion Cofirmed, December 26, 2010

I had received an email from Andy last month confirming the date but no further details were given. Today, I found the flyer on the Bridge 9 board courtesy of JeremyxGoss. Here are the details.

Earthmover Reunion in Detroit?

One of our readers, Eric, sent me an email telling me that the rumored Earthmover reunion is very much real and looks to be happening on October 30 in Detroit (the same day that I'm getting married so no show for me). I'm going to get in touch with Andy Dempz (Earthmover, +/- Records) and see if I can get some details but for now, the Michigan Hardcore board has a little bit of info. You can see the info by clicking here. Click the image above to see a bigger version and the word "Earthmover" outlined.