South of Sideways is the major label debut album of Dallas

Dallas, Texas

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 hard rock

Hard rock

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 band Edgewater

Edgewater (band)

Edgewater was a five-piece post-grunge band from the Dallas, Texas area that began in 1997. The band's style was not aimed to fit into any particular genre. According to drummer Jeremy Rees, "Our music is like our name...

. It includes tracks from their previous independent albums. Weeks prior to Edgewater's debut release, the track "Eyes Wired Shut" was included on The Punisher: The Album. It was also the official theme song for WWE pay-per-view Backlash 2004

Backlash (2004)

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Musically, the album incorporates heavy guitar riffing, akin to Edgewater's numerous contemporaries, with an emphasis on melody. Digital effects are also evident in the background of various tracks. Moseman's vocals typically dwell in the realm of clean or heated singing but occasional boast drawn-out screams which give the album its alternative metal

Alternative metal

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 and nu metal

Nu metal

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 edge.

Track listing

All music written by Edgewater.

1. "Inhale" – 3:30
2. "Science of It All" – 3:55
3. "Eyes Wired Shut" – 3:16
4. "Neglected" – 4:10
5. "Break Me Out" – 3:54
6. "The Story of..." – 3:17
7. "Tres Quatros" – 5:32
8. "Sweet Suffocation" – 3:16
9. "One Perfect Something" – 3:38
10. "Circles" – 3:53
11. "Quitter" – 4:16
12. "Lifter" – 5:05

Line-up

• Ricky Wolking - Bass
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• Jeremy "Worm" Rees - Drum
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• Matt Moseman - Vocals
• Justin Middleton - Guitar
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• Micah Creel - Guitar
  Guitar
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