Weigh Down Lyrics

The Weigh Down started in December of 1998 from the remains of Seagrave and Leaves of Lothlorien. The first line-up consisted of Matthew Thomas on guitar and vocals, Jason Labbe on drums, Rory Derwin on guitar, and Mark Zappone on bass guitar. With Woken by Wire they toured the East Coast in January of 1999 after being together for approximately three weeks. That April they recorded an EP for Garbage Czar Records of which 500 were pressed. Soon after Rory and the band mutually parted ways due to disparate maturity levels. The other members admired guitarist Trevor Healy whom they knew through Woken by Wire. Trevor was studying guitar building in Arizona at the time but soon came East to attend Skidmore College and play with The We... read more