Vision of Disorder
American metal band
Vision of Disorder is an American metalcore band from Long Island, New York. Formed in 1992, the band initially released three albums before disbanding in 2002. They garnered attention for blending melody and groove into a traditional hardcore framework, but their attempts to pursue an alternative metal direction on their fourth album were met with limited commercial success. The band reunited in 2008 and has since released two further albums, The Cursed Remain Cursed in 2012 and Razed to the Ground in 2015.
History
Guitarists Matt Baumbach and Mike Kennedy formed the band in 1992 with vocalist/lyricist Tim Williams, drummer Brendon Cohen, and bassist Mike Fleischmann. Vision of Disorder released a series of demos and contributed to several compilations before releasing the Still EP in 1995 on Striving for Togetherness Records. The band appeared in the N.Y.H.C. documentary around the same time. Vision of Disorder gained attention for incorporating different styles into its hardcore framework.
Vision of Disorder signed with Roadrunner Records' subsidiary, Supersoul, and released its self-titled full-length debut in 1996. The band was later praised for its impact upon the popularization of hardcore music: the debut album was "metallic hardcore that no one had heard, released for a mass audience on a big label.
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