It's been a long and hard 6.5 years. Would I ever give one second of it up? Not for the world...
    As of Thursday September 11th 2008, Since the Flood is done. I'm  sure this is a huge surprise to many people, but it was a decision that needed to be made.
    No matter what anyone thought of us, we were a blue collar band. We never had the hype that many more recent bands enjoy. We toured our asses off, partied all over the world, and wrote music that we loved to play. Since the Flood never made any money and never turned into a true business. Looking back, I think that this was a blessing in disguise, because we can all walk away and feel in no way cheated. We all had some amazing experiences and all came home broke as shit.
    Why the breakup? Gas prices? Member issues? Yup. But those aren't the main reasons. It's just time to move on. For Chuck, Kevin, and Rob that time came sooner than later, but for Dave, Nate, Ricky, Dan and I, the time is now. There's no anger or bitterness it's just time to start a new chapter in our lives and careers.
    The amount of people I (and all of us) feel indebted to and need to thank is absolutely endless and to try and list all these people would be pointless. To all our friends all over the world that came to our shows, bought records, and supported us in any way, thank you. We would be nothing without you. To the people at Metalblade, Ironclad, Scott, Leah, Swis, Ramona, Chris, and anyone else on the business side of things, our neverending gratitude goes out to you. We never could have done it without you.
    And to you all; you helped me live out my dream. To travel the world, play music, and live on the road is all I wanted to do since I was listening to terrible local bands at age 13. I'm in perpetual debt to all of you and won't ever be able to thank you enough.
    Finally, we still have two shows booked that we WILL be playing. We'll be playing a benefit for suicide prevention this Saturday September 27th at Anchors Up(formerly Welfare Records) in Haverhill, MA. It's going to be a great show with special guest Guns Up! along with Far From Finished, Hammer Bros, and Doggfight US. Check out our myspace for the details. Also, we'll be playing October 5th at the Waterfront in Holyoke, MA with On Broken Wings, The Miles Between, Outrage, Pressure's On, and Keepin it Real. This will more than likely be our last western Massachusetts show. We may or may not be doing some sort of final show, but we haven't figured out the details yet. As soon as we come up with a plan, we'll let you know.
Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts.
Luke and STF

Check out what critics are saying about our new record....

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CD: No Compromise	Artist: Since The Flood
Label: Metal Blade Records	Rating: 4/5
Best Song: No Compromise	Author: José da Costa

Right off the start, I'd just like to say I was very pleased with this album. It was just a really solid release on this bands part and to be honest, I wasn't really expecting that much from them. That is until I learned that they're one of Metal Blades' finest, then I was fairly excited to see what I'd be getting. So I waited, days turned to weeks, weeks to months, and I think after having been sent several copies, it finally came. This leads me to believe that I may have a crooked postal worker serving up my mail, or lack thereof. Anyways, I got right down to it and popped the album in my CD tray. What I heard sounded like a mix of several bands I'm all too familiar with, so deliberating what these guys are reminiscent of didn't really bother me. Imagine a mix of Figure Four, Give Up The Ghost, The Hope Conspiracy, and Blacklisted. The music transitions almost too perfectly, the songs don't really leave you guessing what's going to come next. While I was listening along I predicted rather accurately what was going to come up next. The music is fairly dance oriented (not ballroom dancing, the whole "throwdown" thing), there's many a two-step breakdown and lots of quick riffs to get a crowd moving. It's not the most technical music, but it seems to have been recorded flawlessly. You won't pick up a single error that anyone might have made. The CD really didn't take very long to grow on me either, the music does wonders if you're looking to pump yourself up for something (I was listening to it while snowboarding). For the most part the music stays at a very fast pace, excluding maybe a few breakdowns in a handful of songs that get a bit slower than the rest of the album. Eventually the songs begin to sound fairly similar, it made picking out a favorite rather difficult. The guitar riffs just didn't seem to change up that much and as I said before, a bit predictable (I think every heavy band plays ESP guitars nowadays as well, just look at that company's roster). Oddly enough, the guitar still seems to drive the band, along with the vocals. But, not for the last time, the bass could be much more audible. This album wasn't exactly filled with disappointment though, so I have a minimum of complaints this time around.

This brings me to my recommendation I would think. I'm assuming that sooner or later I would have heard this band somewhere had I not got this CD, and I would have had the exact same reaction. Except instead of listening to the album (which at this point in the metaphor is not in my possession yet) I'd listen to as many songs as possible then begin a search for it. The search would most likely take me to a CD Store, where I would buy this, which is what I think anyone should do if they have an interest in this kind of music. It's a really good album and I can't wait to see what else these guys put out in the future. Check them out, except if you're going to use the internet, use purevolume as opposed to myspace. I'm getting tired of seeing myspace links in press releases. Once I even saw a band boasting that they had a friend count of "70000" needless to say, it was a sad day for North America.

Pivotal Rage Webzine

You can download it here.
We can't figure out why Myspace doesn't want to play our songs.
We'll get it fixed ASAP.
STF

As you can see, we've posted our first new track off of "No Compromise," called "Strength."
Check it out and let us know what you think.
In case you weren't aware, the new album drops on January 23rd, 2007.
We'll be announcing some big tour plans in the near future as well so keep checking back.
Later
STF

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Metal Blade Records signs SINCE THE FLOOD!
I am very pleased to announce Metal Blade Records has officially inked a worldwide deal with the brutal North Shore/Boston Massachusetts hardcore band Since the Flood. Since The Flood's debut release, No Compromise will mark the bands follow up to the underground hit Valor and Vengeance which came out through Iron Clad Recordings (Unearth frontman Trevor Phipps' label) in February 2005. No Compromise, recorded at Outpost Studios in Stoughton, MA with Jim Siegal (Blood for Blood, Cave In, and the Dropkick Murphys), shows the band heading in a more focused and intense direction with the end results being a far more concentrated hardcore record than anything they have done in the past. "There's no doubt in our mind that both old fans, and new, will be very surprised and pleased with the direction we've gone musically since Valor and Vengeance" states the band.

No Compromise will be released in early 2007. More information and tour dates will be released shortly. In the meantime if you have yet to check these guys out go HERE and listen to some songs off of Valor and Vengeance.

Since The Flood is:
Luke Buckbee – drums
Kevin Leary – guitars
Chuck Bouley - vocals
Dave Stauble – guitars
Rob Deangelis – bass

Our first video to the track "Valor & Vengeance" is finally done!!! The fine gentlemen at Killswitch Productions filmed and edited this gem. Check it out HERE!!!!!!! Drop a comment to let us know what you think! Thanks everyone-Dave & STF

As our summer continues to take shape, I will update the dates here. Our website is about the hardest thing to update so I'll use this for now. Tell your friends! Full Blown Chaos/Since The Flood /SuffocateXFaster. May 4th - Auburn, ME @ Auburn VFW W/Full Blown Chaos, Suffocate Faster 6th - Auburn, NY @ Plaster H W/Full Blown Chaos, Suffocate Faster 7th - Pittsburgh, PA @ House OF Hardcore W/Full Blown Chaos, Suffocate Faster, Drain This Blood 8th - Detroit, MI @ The Shelter W/Full Blown Chaos, Suffocate Faster, Let It Die 11th - Des Moines, IA @ Four Mile Community Center. 3711 Easton Blv.(W/SxF) 7PM $ 8 12th – Ft. Collins, CO @ Starlight. 167 N College Ave.(W/SxF) $5 7PM 13th - Salt Lake City, UT @ Albee Square. 115 SW Temple.(W/SxF) $7 7PM 14th – Spokane, WA @ Club Soda. 715 East Sprague(W/SxF) $6 6:30PM 15th - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven. 110 S. Horton St.(W/Zebrahead, 800 Octane) $8/$10. 9PM 16th - Portland, OR @ The Paris Theatre. W/ Zebrahead, 800 Octane. 17th - Seattle, WA @ Zachs House/dropping names/hanging out w/ FBC & FF. 18th - Portland, OR @ Grand Basement. 1207 E Reserve St. $8 (W/FBC & SXF) 19th - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound (W/ boys night out,SxF, PARK) Pier 96 $8, $10 DOS. 7PM 20th - Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry’s Pizza. (W/SxF) $6 7PM 21st - Santa Ana, CA @ matt fischer recording studio. 1118 e. walnut 22nd - N. Hollywood, CA @ Studio S. 5517 Satsuma Ave. (W/FBC, Skare Tactic, The Hate, Beretta) 8pm $10 23rd - Tijuana, MEX @ Voodoo Lounge. $8, 8PM(W/Full Blown Chaos, SxF) 25th - Phoenix, AZ @ The Mason Jar. W/Stretch Armstrong, Terror, BTBAM, Out To Win. $12 7PM 27th - San Antonio, TX @ Sin 13 W/How It Ends $8 7PM 28th – San Antonio, TX @ Sin 13 W/ Go Down Swinging 29th - Dallas, TX @ Red Blood Club. (W/FBC, SxF, Will to Live, Veteran, Jacknife) $10 6PM 30th - Birmingham, AL @ Cave 9. 2237 Magnolia Ave. W/ Full Blown Chaos, Go Down Swinging 6:30PM $7 31st - Louisville, KY @ Kenswick Democratic Club. 1127 Logan St. W/Full Blown Chaos, SxF, Go Down Swinging $6 6PM June 1st - Marietta, GA @ Swayzes. 2543 Bells Ferry Rd. W/ Full Blown Chaos, SxF. $7 7PM. 3rd - Providence, RI @ Livingroom W/Blood for Blood, Ragmen 6:30 Doors 7pm Show 4th – Wilkes Barre, PA @ The Zoo. 320 S. Pennsylvania Blvd. $7 7PM Bury Your Dead/On Broken Wings/Since The Flood/Black My Heart JUNE 5th - Poughkepsie, NY @ The Loft 6PM $10 W/OBW,BMH,My Bitter End, Nothing Left to Mourn 6th - Wilkes Barre, PA @ The Zoo. 4PM $10 W/BYD,OBW, STF, BMH, Redline, Swear To God, The Nine Oders of Angels 7th - Erie, PA @ Forward. 6PM $8 W/BYD,OBW, STF, BMH, Who Bleeds First 8th - Huntington, WV @ Hyamp. 5:30PM $7 W/BYD,OBW, STF, BMH 9th - Richmond, VA @ the Nanci Raygun. 6PM $10 W/BYD,OBW, STF, BMH, Ragmen 10th - Nashiville, TN @ Rocketown. 6PM $8 W/BYD,OBW, STF, BMH, Kids Like Us, Down To Nothing, Cast Aside 11th - Birmingham, AL @ Clay Community Center 6PM $8 W/BYD,OBW, STF, BMH 12th - Marietta, GA @ Swayzees. 7PM $8 W/BYD,OBW, STF, BMH 13th - West Palm Beach, FL 12PM $20 (Magicfest W/ Tons of bands. www.magicfest2k4.com) 14th - Tampa, FL @ Idle Kids $8 W/BYD, STF, BMH 17th-Dave's tumor surgery. 100 Demons/Love Is Red/Since The Flood 24th - Providence, RI @ Century Lounge 25th - Boston, MA TBA 26th - Syracuse, NY @ Planet 505 27th - Poughkeepsie, NY TBA 28th - Titusville, PA TBA 29th - Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar 30th - Richmond, VA @ Nanci Raygun JULY 1st - Huntington, WV @ HYAMP 2nd - Detroit, MI @ Ferndale VFW Hall 3th - Des Moines, IA TBA 24th - Worcester, MA @ Palladium(downstairs) MAYHEM CONVENTION W/Suffocation, Mastadon, The Red Chord, 100 Demons, Full Blown Chaos, Skinless, Through The Discipline 30th - Brockton, MA @ Roman's 30 Intervale St. Brockton, Ma. 9 pm W/Since The Flood, Back Of Tha Neck, Flat Earth Society, Never Look Back AUGUST 1st - Springfield, MA @ Fat Kats W/Since The Flood, What Weapons Bring War, Ligeia, Angela Rose, Fear For Your Life, If I Had Eyes 8th - Worcester, MA @ Palladium W/Since The Flood, Hostage Heart, Invocation Of Nehek 19th - Augusta, ME @ The Edge W/Evergreen Terrace, The Red Chord 20th - Ste-Marie, QC @neogldon W/Since The Flood, Kill Descipel 21st - Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Skate Park W/Since The Flood, Kill Decibel 8PM $10cdn 22nd - Montreal, QC @ Salle L'x W/Evergreen Terrace, The Red Chord 23rd - Toronto, ON @ Rockit W/Evergreen Terrace, The Red Chord 24th - Detroit, MI @ The Shelter W/Glasseater, Calico System 25th - London, ON @ The Embassy W/Since The Flood, Kill Everyone, Kill Descipel 26th - Cleveland, OH @ The 10-34 Club W/Since The Flood, Suffocate Faster, Kill Descipel 27th - SEPTEMBER 3rd - Johnstown, PA @ The House of Hardcore W/Suffocate Faster 4th - Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple W/W/A Love for Enemies Anterrabae, Batter Up, Black My Heart, Bloodlined Calligraphy, Bloody Sunday, Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus, Breath of Silence, Bury Your Dead, Camilla Rhodes, Circle Of Dead Children, Embrace Today, End of All, Fordirelifesake, Forever Is Forgotten, Found Dead Hanging, From a Second Story Window, Ion Dissonance, xKilleveryonex, Let It Die, Premonitions Of War, Psyopus, SignsofCollapse, Since The Flood, Suffocate Faster, Symphony In Peril, The Alliance, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Blinding Light, The End, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, The Power & The Glory, The Scend, The Stand, The Torrent, This Means War, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, With Honor

Artist: Since The Flood Album: Valor and Vengeance Label: Ironclad Recordings Reviewer: Ronin Link: http://www.sincetheflood.com/ Dave Stauble, Chuck Bouley, Rob Deangelis, Luke Buckbee, Toby Bastille Six month ago or so, these kids were slotted in as an opener on one of the Monsta Mondays shows at Bills Bar. Up until this point I had never heard of them. But when they took the stage, I was instantly impressed! Their sound was bruising, and they had standout stage presence. That was then....... this is now! Since that time, they have improved ten fold. They put together the right lineup for their assault on the hardcore world. "Valor and Vengeance" is STF's first full-length, and in my opinion is a masterpiece of cohesion. What I mean is, when you listen to how tight, and how formed the music and lyrics are on the CD, you will say it is perfectly produced. But I am here to tell you that even with having a great production team, I have witnessed them live and they are the real deal! For a young band, they play together like they have been doing this for 20 years or more. This album is excellent. Ken Susi from Unearth manned the production board, but honestly I don't think he had to do much to get the most out of the band. If you are a fan of bands like Death Before Dishonor or DeathThreat, you will love this album. It is all about loyalty and revenge as the title implies. Super heavy and great gang vocals! Get off your ass and go see them when they play a venue near you. My Pit Scale is 9.0: An awesome album, but only the first one out of this camp. Lets see what's next! Suggested Tracks: All Track Listing: 1) Valor and Vengeance 2) These Scars 3) In My Way 4) 24k 5) Up In Arms 6) The Only Way 7) In My Eyes 8) Enough Said 9) For Today 10) This World is Dead to Me ___________________________________________ Go to http://www.hxcmp3.com/since_the_flood to check em out! ___________________________________________ http://www.theprp.com/reviews/sincetheflood.shtml Since The Flood - Valor And Vengeance Massachusetts' own Since The Flood have assaulted the New England hardcore/metal scene for close to two years delivering their energized brand of metallic vengeance to the masses. After releasing two sought-after demos, Unearth's Trevor Phipps came calling, and a short time later the group found themselves signed to his Ironclad Recordings label. With their aptly titled debut, "Valor And Vengeance", the group stride forth with their goals quite clear: decimate the hardcore world while spreading their beliefs of standing up for oneself and one's associates. The unmitigated aggression that courses through the songs offered here have a savage quality that is fairly common but rarely this accessible. There is also a dominant sense of loyalty and honor felt throughout the album, as the band feel it is necessary to make a positive statement amidst the hardcore mortar shells exploding left and right of them. The intensity that forms the group's pulse manifests in every raw scream and the breakdowns found here hit with the impact of a herd of raging elephants. "24K" carries a devastating blow akin to New York heavyweights Full Blown Chaos, and the relentless explosion of hardcore tenacity should prove to be a crowd favorite. There is little variation to be found though, as Since The Flood have clearly set out to simply destroy all in their path, and this juggernaut approach does leave the album feeling rather repetitive as it progresses. Though the momentum is on their side and the band rely heavily on their strong-arm tactics to carry the nonstop blitz. You may not be able to distinguish one song from another if only giving the album a quick spin, but if you're looking for chunky metalcore with a thirst for violence you should not go away disappointed. "Valor And Vengeance" is a standard hardcore album laced with heavy metal tendencies, chronicling the tried and true formula of the New England underground. The band never try to expand upon the given style, and instead practice inside the expected boundaries that they have chosen to perform. The songs captured here are full of break-neck energy and surprisingly catchy moments - traits that are shared like-minded bands such as Sworn Enemy and Hatebreed, and fans of this particular style should find plenty on this debut to be satisfied by. Since The Flood have joined the forces of today's hardcore/metal in an all-out war against those who dare oppose, and while their form of aural warfare is quite routine, it is exceedingly skilled in slaughtering all those that stand upon this hardcore battleground. (3 / 5) Jason Doe Since The Flood Valor And Vengeance Ironclad Recordings ©2003 01. Valor And Vengeance 02. These Scars 03. In My Way 04. 24K 05. Up In Arms 06. The Only Way 07. In My Eyes 08. Enough Said 09. For Today 10. This World Is Dead To Me ________________________________________ Video interview. Not the classiest interview, but amusing. http://www.shatteredsilence.net/music/interviews/sincetheflood.zip ________________________________________ Another Review... Since the Flood Valor and Vengeance Ironclad Recordings Before I popped this beauty in, I had forgotten what it was like to listen to a hardcore record that wasn’t loaded with the blatant influences of metal that’s been flooding the market of recent times. Valor and Vengeance is a record of pure, stripped down, hardcore. No cheesy metal solos. No cheesy metal riffs. Just raw, in-your-face-aggression. The production on this record is crisp, the lyrics are powerful, and the booklet art is impressive. I am delighted to have been aquatinted with the musical offerings of such a sincere and pure band. Brian Bsh/ layers magazine ______________________________________ Another review... http://www.theundergroundscene.net/albumreviews.php?op=view&artid=254 Since The Flood - Valor and Vengeance Band: Since The Flood Album: Valor and Vengeance Reviewed By: Jay Only three releases into his record label career, Unearth frontman and Ironclad Recordings owner Trevor Phipps is proving to be an astute judger of talent. For proof, we turn to Ironclad’s third offering from New Hampshire’s Since The Flood “Valor and Vengeance,” a brutal debut that brings the mosh in a major way. I have no doubts that these kids from the Granite State will be a solid rock in the hardcore scene for years to come. Vocalist Chuck Bouley has a deep and raspy growl that takes charge of “Valor and Vengeance” from start to finish. There are plenty of sing-a-long possibilities, especially at the opening of “In My Eyes.” Bouley sounds like what you get when you blend Phipp’s vocals with those of Throwdown vocalist Dave Peters, just heavy and destructive. What really stands out to me on is the message that goes along with the songs on “Valor and Vengeance.” There is no doubt that hardcore provides some of the most thought provoking songs in any genre of music, and that is something Bouley exemplifies here. A lot of the standard themes of love, friendship and betrayal are evident, but Bouley has a way of eloquently presenting them on songs like “These Scars.” Solid stuff. Musically, guitarists Toby Bastille and Dave Strauble are a destructive force that offer up a standard blend of hardcore riffs with some nice, driving metal parts to complement the overall sound. I wouldn’t call this metalcore, but I also wouldn’t call it traditional hardcore. It’s kind of like a Hatebreed blend of hardcore if you know what I mean, just that indefinable in between. Whatever it is, it is heavy as fuck, and I have seen all too well the results of this audio devastation live (let’s just say it breed the fight to end all fights at one show). The breakdown around the 1:30 mark on “24k” definitely sticks out in my mind, and I am sure that after just one listen you will find your very own favorite breakdown. Overall, “Valor and Vengeance” is about as good as it gets for a debut album. In true hardcore fashion, the songs are pretty straight-forward and keep a nice pace so that the listener never has a chance to really get bored with it. Ironclad Recordings is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with, and Since The Flood is a big reason why. Fans of bands like Hatebreed, Throwdown and Sworn Enemy will dig “Valor and Vengeance,” which is in stores now. Tracklisting “Valor and Vengeance” “These Scars” “In My Way” “24k” “Up In Arms” “The Only Way” “In My Eyes” “Enough Said” “For Today” _____________________________________