Distance Only Makes the Heart Grow Fonder is the first release by experimental

Experimental rock

Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....

 hardcore

Hardcore punk

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 band Poison the Well

Poison the Well (band)

Poison the Well was an experimental hardcore band from Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida who were last signed to Ferret Music. Guitarist Ryan Primack and drummer Chris Hornbrook were the only remaining members of the band who were involved since their inception, although vocalist Jeffrey Moreira was...

. Distance Only Makes the Heart Grow Fonder was recorded and released on Good Life Recordings

Good Life Recordings

Good Life Recordings is a record label based in Belgium. It was founded in 1996 by Edward Verhaeghe who had been the lead vocalist in Nations On Fire. The label specializes in hardcore bands. It has released many highly significant bands of the second and third wave of hardcore, as well as the...

 in 1998. The EP was reissued with the title Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (dropping the word "only" from the name) through Undecided Records in 2002. The reissue contains the original five studio recordings with the 1998 Poison the Well lineup, and two bonus live songs with the 2000 Poison the Well lineup. The two live tracks were recorded from a concert in Boston during the summer of 2000. Studio recordings of these tracks can be found on The Opposite of December

The Opposite of December

The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation is the first full-length album by experimental hardcore band Poison the Well. It was very influential on the early popularization of Metalcore around the turn of the century. It was released on December 14, 1999...

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The intro found on "Grain of Salt (What's the Use of Having a Heart)" is from the 1995 film Angus.

Track listing

1. "Grain of Salt (What's the Use of Having a Heart)" – 3:25
2. "Lost In Silence" – 2:49
3. "Torn" – 3:22
4. "Obstacle" – 3:47
5. "Material Christ" – 2:56

Reissue bonus tracks

6. "A Wish for Wings that Work" (Live) – 4:27
7. "Artist's Rendering of Me" (Live) – 3:30

Poison the Well (tracks 1 – 5)

• Aryeh Lehrer – vocals
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• Duane Hosein – vocals
  Singing
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• Derek Miller – guitar
  Guitar
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• Ryan Primack
  Ryan Primack
  Ryan Primack is an original member and guitarist of the band Poison the Well. In 1998 Ryan and original vocalist Aryeh Lehrer founded the band, An Acre Lost which later changed their name to Poison the Well. He originally hails from Philadelphia. He was also in Where Fear and Weapons Meet...
  
   – guitar
• Jeronimo Gomez – bass guitar
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• Chris Hornbrook – drums
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Poison the Well (tracks 6 & 7)

• Jeffrey Moreira – vocals
• Derek Miller – guitar
• Ryan Primack – guitar
• Chris Hornbrook – drums

External links

• Good Life Recordings