In 1998, I ended up starting a band with Brian Ryder (ex-Everlast, ex-Yellow Road Priest and he ended up in Trepan Nation after This band), A dude named Mike (He became pretty involved in Animal Rights after he stopped doing bands and for the life of me, I cannot remember his bands), Jody Minnoch (ex-Everlast, ex-Hinckley, and he even toured with Disembodied for a summer but never recorded with them he later ended up singing for TUSK). We only practiced with Mike 2 or 3 times and then We asked Jay Mast to play with us (ex-halfmast, ex-XPlagued with RageX, ex-Extinction and he later did Arma Angelus and Holy Roman Empire). We started writing music that sounded a lot like Damnation AD and even had a bit of a Groundwork influence on one or two songs. After a few practices we asked our friend Neeraj from Extinction (he later did these 2 bands called The Hope Conspiracy and The Suicide File and then later Sweet Cobra and Holy Roman Empire) to play with us. Everything clicked and eventually we decided on the name Sever The Cord. This band is definitely in my top 3 bands I ever played with. Jay was a great songwriter and Neeraj was a great guitarist, Brian was an amazing drummer, Jody was not only a great vocalist but one of the most captivating frontmen I have ever witnessed-so Yeah, a great band. Eventually, Neeraj let us know he was moving to Boston with some dudes from Harvest to start a band-we all know how that turned out. Then I think Jay decided to leave the band due to him having a baby and feeling that the band was taking away from his responsibilities-I also think he lost his job but can't remember.
They re-formed as I was getting ready to leave for the east coast. I also didn't have any musical equipment anymore and I was young and sad so I was hard to be in a band with (probably hard to be friends with). So I was asked if it was ok if they reformed without me, I said yes.
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These 3 songs are taken from the split 7" with Suicide Note. While I am not on the recording, these were songs that I had played multiple times and am proud of even if I wasn't on the recording. If you like heavy hardcore with a bit of a rock vibe at times, you know, like Damnation AD, Unbroken, etc,check it out. I think you will like it. I know I do.
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