Versions

Florida-based PTW have been around since 1997, been through numerous line-up changes, released records on quite a few labels and are still going strong about to release their fifth full-length on Hardcore label, Ferrett. 

A soon as you put this record on, opening track Letter Thing will have you hooked, thunderous drums, vicious vocals and the dark heavy guitar we have come to love from PTW.  As the previous album You Come Before You may of suggested this album does get slower but in no way boring, just more experimental and atmospheric.  PTW have introduced some new instruments on this record including Mandolins, Slide Guitar, Horns and a Banjo and it all works surprisingly well. 

Stand out tracks on this album for me are Nagaina and You will Not Be Welcomed which is fast paced and full of melody.  A brand new direction for PTW comes across in Riverside, which brings in some new instruments.  The album comes to an epic end with The First Day Of My Second Life, which includes everything we have heard on this album into a five-minute send off.

Due to be released 02/04/07, on first listen many people may find this hard to get in to, but if you stick with it you will end up loving and I hope PTW will get the success they deserve with this record.

Poison The Well – TJ’s Newport

09/03/07

It’s been a few years since PTW last played TJ’s and now they are back to promote their forthcoming album Versions.  After numerous line-up up changes the line-up is Jeffrey Moreira – Vocals, Ryan Primack – Guitar and Chris Hornbrook – Drums with Michael Maclvor and Brad Clifford for touring.

First band of night is Brighton’s new kids The Ghost Of A Thousand who bring their us brand of furious hardcore to promote the release of their debut album This Is Where The Fight Begins out now on Undergroove.  Cry For Silence play us their metallic hardcore next, as the club fills up.

The band everyone in the half-full TJ’s is here to see is up next, PTW.  Kicking things off with Ghostchant and sounding awesome.  Gone are the days when everyone would go wild for the music but now have come the days where everyone just stands, trying to be cool or maybe everyone is growing up.  The energetic-less crowd are not going to put PTW off as they hurl themselves around the tiny stage, aggressively running through some choice songs from each of their albums, including the mighty Blotchla and the next single Letter Thing.  As the short set comes to an end with Artists Rendering Of Me, it leaves everyone hungry for more.

In a music scene where mixing metal with hardcore is all starting to get tiresome, PTW are one of the stand out bands who can do this well and are still ahead of their game.

words by Dale and photography by Ian Cook.