Permanent — Demo

Permanent were a brilliant band based out of Richmond for a few years in the middle of the last decade. This was their demo from shortly after they formed in 2004, a couple songs of which they carried on to the Sleeping EP. These tunes are all powerful, well-constructed melodic hardcore in the vein of, well, themselves. No one else sounds quite like Permanent ever did. They even have an instrumental closing track, something that can either round out or break a record. Also on this album is an attempt at For All Time's "300 Miles," one of the greatest songs ever to come out of Charlottesville, which unfortunately isn't done justice here. Permanent was never meant to be a metalcore band, I guess. But when they're playing their own style, it's perfect. Nothing else is like this.

Permanent  — Demo (2004)

Track Listing:

1. Square One
2. Devils And Bad Luck
3. 300 Miles (For All Time)
4. Waiting For Rain
5. Days Late
6. Untitled

Permanent originally formed in Richmond with a combination of members of Charlottesville's For All Time and Blacksburg's Hold Me Back. They put out a demo, this EP, a split with Resonance, and Sink|Swim, a masterpiece of melodic hardcore. I can't stress enough the depth of this band. They broke up a few years back, and I'm still bummed I only ever saw them a few times. Still hoping for a reunion.

www.myspace.com/permanent

Permanent — Sleeping EP

I love Permanent. They might be my favorite band of the last couple years. The West-Coast style melodies and riffs combined with a really Virginian perspective (whatever that means... I guess you have to live here) makes it something powerful. It's not the kind of thing that you put on so you can practice your mosh in front of the mirror. It's not really even the sort of thing you put on in a car full of people. Permanent is different from the rest of hardcore; I would compare them to Stay Gold or Sinking Ships if anything. Just listen to it, ponder some, and then listen some more. And tell your friends.

Permanent — Sleeping Ep

Track Listing:

1. My Efforts Toward Disaster
2. Times Ten
3. Devils And Bad Luck
4. Days Late
5. To The Gallows
6. Square One
7. Disaster

Permanent originally formed in Richmond with a combination of members of Charlottesville's For All Time and Blacksburg's Hold Me Back. They put out a demo, this EP, a split with Resonance, and Sink|Swim, a masterpiece of melodic hardcore. I can't stress enough the depth of this band. They broke up a year or so back, and I'm still bummed I only ever saw them a few times. Really hoping for a reunion.

www.myspace.com/permanent