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•State Line Machine” 4-way split Compilation LP (Dullest Records)- Announce Preorders and Song Premiere on Modern Vinyl•

New 4-way split 12” EP featuring new tracks by Easy Creatures, Son & Heir, Worth, and Hold Down the Ocean ~ to be released February 16, 2017. LINK HERE: http://modern-vinyl.com/2017/01/20/son-heir-head-up-new-12-split/ Each of the bands features members that are mainstays of the punk and hardcore community in that area, each bringing a sound that is reminiscent of the 90’s heyday while never veering into the territory of a tired rehash. This record is not nostalgia, it’s a reminder of why that era was so important to begin with.

PREORDER LINK:http://bit.ly/2jGphNQ 1. Easy Creatures- Dark Dreams 2. Easy Creatures- Chew Toy 3. Hold Down the Ocean- A Story From the Halfway House 4. Hold Down the Ocean- The Underdog Wins 5. Son & Heir- Phantom or Ghost 6. Son & Heir- Where Light May Lead 7. Worth- Dead Weight 8. Worth- Relax The album will be available on vinyl & digital formats via Dullest Records on February 16th, 2017.

Easy Creatures features former members of original Jade Tree artists Railhead and Walleye and continues their 20+ year association with a new take on the aggressive and passionate melodic rock that was the signature of their previous incarnations.

Hold Down The Ocean is comprised of the primary songwriters of Philadelphia metalcore veterans All Else Failed, and has progressed from being a “space rock” alter ego into a full time band, adding textured and layered soundscapes to their well established sound.

Son & Heir features former members of Boysetsfire and adds the post-rock elements of Thrice and Failure to their high energy approach.

Worth, from Newark, DE, add the darkside to the mix, channeling Unsane and early Helmet into an unsettling and thoroughly punishing noise rock vibe.

Hold Down The Ocean guitarist/vocalist Patrick Shannon had this to say about the project:

“Hold Down The Ocean was looking to do a split 7” with someone, and there are just an absurd number of really great bands in our area right now, so I had approached a few about the possibility. The first three I thought of were Son & Heir, Easy Creatures and Worth. I asked each thinking that maybe one of them would have the tracks available or would be into doing it. Within a week or so all 3 said yes and I said whoops, ‘I guess it’s a comp now!’

The name comes from an old run down machine shop on the Pennsylvania/Delaware border on Rt. 202. It just spoke to me for some reason, as each of our bands have ties in Philadelphia, Chester County, PA and Wilmington/Newark, DE. It made me think of all the countless times each of the bands have probably crossed that line, in one direction or the other, and how our scene, which I look back on so fondly, is being revived in such different new directions. I talk to many people throughout the bands on this record and other bands in our area and so many people say the same thing, which is that they haven’t been this excited about music since the early 90s. I think this record is a document of that love and passion.”