This Day In Music History: December 14th, 1999 – Poison The Well release iconic metalcore debut album, ‘The Opposite Of December’

When Poison The Well released their debut album The Opposite Of December in (fittingly) December of 1999, the music scene – and especially metalcore and its offshoots – was a far different place. Y2K was a few short weeks away, too! The explosion of the genre with bands like Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall was a few years off, but rest assured that time has not dampened this album’s influence in the music scene.

Emotional, passionate songs like “Nerdy” and “Slice Paper Wrists” still ring heavy today. It’s essential in that it provided a blueprint for bands that followed to play with bright melodies over heavy, crushing music. And the songwriting? You can tell this was the work of skilled musicians, but also ones that would have a huge impact over the development of the metalcore genre in the decade to follow as well.

Today “The Opposite of December… A Season of Separation” turns twenty years old. To commemorate & honor our record we’ve put together a special 20th anniversary vinyl limited reissue with a 20th anniversary shirt, long sleeve & hoodies. Pre order link: https://t.co/LjqC6pyigN pic.twitter.com/jKtbGMQoff

— Poison The Well (@Poison_The_Well) December 14, 2019