Harkonen

Area of the progressive hardcore underground picture that revels in abstracting the proper execution and blurring it is description with overt steel tendencies and droning ambient interludes, Harkonen began in 1995 in Tacoma, WA. Originally a five-piece with bassist Matt Howard and drummer Ben Verellen at the primary, the group experienced the all-too-typical developing discomfort endemic to hardcore. Until 1997, another people included guitarists Chris Vancourt and Costs Quinby with vocals getting managed by Mike Jones. That lineup documented Harkonen’s self-titled debut one prior to the departure of Vancourt and Jones as well as the appearance of new vocalist Aaron Connell. Being a quartet the group released another one, Hung to Dry out, before Connell exited, departing the group a trio. With Howard today handling a lot of the vocal tasks, a full-length premiered in 1999 for NY label Wreck-Age. Harkonen’s lineup finally cemented, plus they increased their personal power dirges on Grizz, an EP released in 2001 on Hydra Mind. The odd period signatures and responses research that peppered Harkonen’s audio were perfectly suitable for Hydra Head, house to Isis, the Dillinger Get away Plan, as well as other post-hardcore groupings intent on pressing sonic limitations. Their second full-length, Tremble Harder Boy, premiered by Hydra Mind in 2002.