Energized Guitar Shredding Melodic Hardcore Punk Band. Named The Best Unsigned Band In 2004 By Punknews.Org When Punknews Records Started Up About A Year Later Ryan's Hope Were The Second Band Signed On. The Band Formed In 2000 As A Five Piece Hardcore Outfit Dubbed Bound. When That Band Fell Apart Bassist Nick Mclenighan And Guitarists Terry Morrow And Greg Alltop Reformed As A More Melodic Rock Band With Alltop Becoming The Band's Drummer And Morrow Assuming Vocal Duties . The Group's Sound Shows The Influence Of Bands Such As Bad Religion The Alkaline Trio And The Smoking Popes. The Band Has Been Mentored By Dan Precision A Guitarist Who Played In Popular Punk Acts 88 Fingers Louie Rise Against And Break The Silence. The Band Made Early Recordings At Precision's Bombshelter Studio In Chicago In 2002 And 2003 Completing Their First Proper Full Length LP The Trials Of Recession In February 2004. It Was Released On Double Zero Records An Outfit Run By Mike Felumlee Former Drummer Of Chicago Groups The Smoking Popes And Alkaline Trio. The Band Signed With Upstart Label Punknews Records In 2005 And Released Their Second Full Length Apocalypse In Increments On April 11 2006.
Lyrics Open Both Your Eyes Prepare For The Murder Of A Life Inside Your Mind Preparing You Now More Than Ever For The End So Tell Me Are You Satisfied? You Know We're Really Not Here To Criticize But Is This Where It Ends Where Do We Go From Here? Embrace The Ones That Bring You Down Hit The Ground And Get There Fast Now The Ranks Are Pushing Back Our Time Is Lost Now Will We React Now? Be Alert Of Fading Fast The Ranks Were Never Meant To Last We Promise Nothing To The Shortcoming Open Up Your Eyes Before The Burning In Your Heart Bleeds You Dry And You Were Always Up For Jumping To The Ranks Unwanted Are You Satisfied When They Have Left You Here To Die? Is This Where It Ends Where Do We Go From Here? Our Time Is Lost Now Will We React Now? We Promise Nothing To The Shortcoming