Brotherhood
From:
WA,
United States
Last Known Status: Disbanded
Latest Brotherhood News
Below is our complete Brotherhood news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Brotherhood Reveals "Till Death" Anthology Details
Southern Lord Recordings is about to release the classic works LP from late '80s hardcore act, Brotherhood, placing all of the band's demos and 7" releases in one remastered vinyl anthology entitled "Till Death."
Having raged the West Coast from its 1987 inception to disbanding just over two years later, Brotherhood existed alongside Insted, Bl'ast, Chain Of Strength and Uniform Choice. The members of the band were all bred in the Northwest on The Accused, Poison Idea, The Melvins, and with East Coast threads born of SSD, DYS, Corrosion Of Conformity and Straight Ahead woven into the sound, the group created a powerful strain of straightedge hardcore conveying intolerance for racism and sexism. More...
Brotherhood Recordings Unearthed By Southern Lord
Late this Summer, Southern Lord will exhume all material from late 1980s Seattle hardcore band, Brotherhood, collecting the influential act's demos and 7" releases in one remastered, cohesive anthology entitled "Till Death."
Southern Lord will release "Till Death" in deluxe LP and digital download packages in September. A confirmed street date, preorders. and more on the album will be made available in the coming weeks. The label also comments:
"Brotherhood was formed during the West Coast Hardcore surge in the same days of Insted, Bl'ast, Chain Of Strength and Uniform Choice, the members all bred in the Northwest on The Accused, Poison Idea, The Melvins, and with East Coast threads born of SSD, DYS, Corrosion Of Conformity and Straight Ahead all comparatively woven into their sound.
"A straightedge hardcore band that confronted racism, sexism and intolerance, both in their lyrical delivery and on stage with ill-mannered show attendees, Brotherhood was a rare band of this scene as they were accepted in all of the subgenres of punk rock and hardcore, even receiving praise in the -- at the time -- very anti-straightedge publication MaximumRockNRoll, as they did in the many adamant straight edge fanzines of the time.
"This near universal acceptance can be clearly be attributed to the many years each member of the band had spent previous to Brotherhood in bands, publishing fanzines, booking shows and promoting bands as well as the bands strong desire to buck most trends that came their way and forge something new.
"The band was founded in Seattle by Greg Anderson in 1987, who recruited former False Liberty drummer Victor Hart, friend Ken Hagel on bass and East Coast transplant and Open Your Eyes fanzine editor, John White on vocals. After years as a singer in False Liberty and Inner Strength, Greg picked up the guitar and started writing songs built upon those previously mentioned influences. More...