Another great melodic hardcore band from the Pacific NW.

Artist: Sinking Ships
Album: Meridian
Label: 6131
Tracks: 12
Reviewed By: Chaz

The Pacific northwest has suddenly become a hot bed for hardcore. I only used to know of a few bands from the area that I actually liked, mainly Stay Gold. Now over the past three years, it has just exploded. Betrayed, Champion, The Shook Ones, The Answer, Go It Alone and a slew of other are all part of this explosion. Not only has this area exploded, it has put out some of the best melodic hardcore of this decade.

Sinking Ships has just added another goal for the team. Meridian is a gem. It's a mix of Champion and Stay Gold and it's just about as perfect as a melodic hardcore album can get. Meridian is basically a double EP made into a LP. It contains six new songs and it also contains the bands six song demo. This is a band to look out for. With the break up of Champion, don't be surprised if they fill their shoes nicely. This is a totally solid hardcore album and Kiss The Sharks is my favorite hardcore song of the year, so far anyway. You can also hear Sinking Ships on the Generation: A Hardcore Compilation on Revelation Records. This comp contains sixteen of the hottest and newest hardcore bands in the scene today. You can also check out Sinking Ships on their upcoming tours with Ignite/Comeback Kid and then with The Shook Ones.