Photo by: Sarai Kelley
Official press release:
Poison The Well released the definitive album The Opposite of December… A Season of Separation in December 1999 and it went on to become a benchmark of the genre that has inspired a generation of bands. The album was chosen as one of the “15 ’90s Metalcore Albums That Still Resonate Today” by Brooklyn Vegan; as one of the “21 Best U.S. Metalcore Albums of All Time” by Kerrang!; as one of the “25 Best Metalcore Albums of All Time” by Loudwire; and as one of the “Top 60 Best Hard Rock Albums of All Time” by Revolver. Its influence is indisputable.
But the band is not content to rest on the laurels of its past achievements, as mighty as those achievements are.
Today, Poison The Well announce the March 20 release of Peace In Place, their first album in 16 years. It will arrive via SharpTone Records. Pre-order it here.
They are also sharing the video for “Thoroughbreds”. Watch it here.
The song boasts all the hallmarks fans have come to know, love, and expect from Poison The Well — introspective lyrics, urgent riffing, massive breakdowns that cause tectonic plates to shift, and soaring melodies. Singer Jeffrey Moreira says:
“Joining Poison The Well at 18 and chasing music shaped how I approach life. Coming back 16 years later — unsure if I could still do what I once left behind — only reinforced how strong our bond is and how much this band has given me. I’m grateful to do this again with my friends, and to share a record made with honesty, intention, and connection at its core.”
Regarding the new song “Thoroughbreds”, he says:
“Beasts of burden are hard to break—not because they’re strong, but because they’re stubborn. ‘Thoroughbreds’ is about realizing that some lifelong bonds don’t fail early; they fail after you believed they were there to stay.”
As for the album as a complete body of work, the singer shares:
“Peace In Place is probably the most pissed record we’ve ever made. After stepping away from Poison The Well, it felt like all the emotion from that time — frustration, heartache, disappointment — compressed into something heavy and unavoidable. But anger isn’t what drives us. Connection is. Sometimes that connection starts in darker places, and having an outlet for those emotions is how we find our way forward. This record lives across that entire spectrum. It’s about turning something negative into something honest, putting it into the world, and realizing that even in anger, we’re still capable of moving forward, relating to each other, and finding some form of peace—if not happiness, then at least a place to stand.”
Poison The Well also collaborate with Frank Maddocks (Linkin Park, Deftones) on the Peace In Place cover art.
Peace In Place track listing:
- “Wax Mask”
- “Primal Bloom”
- “Thoroughbreds”
- “Everything Hurts”
- “Weeping Tones”
- “A Wake Of Vultures”
- “Bad Bodies”
- “Drifting Without End”
- “Melted”
- “Plague Them The Most”
