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UK metalcore band
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Ithaca .
Ithaca
Origin London, United Kingdom Genres Years active 2012–present Labels Members Djamila Boden Azzouz – lead vocals Sam Chetan-Welsh – guitar Will Sweet – guitar Dom Moss – bass guitar James Lewis – drums Past members Drew Haycock – bass guitar Red Sismey – bass guitar Website
theyfearus .com
Ithaca are a British
metalcore band that emerged from the London
hardcore scene in 2012, known for their emotionally charged and intense musical style.
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[4] Using both clean and
screamed vocals, their lyrics deal with topics such as
anger ,
revenge ,
self-loathing , and
self-healing .
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Ithaca released their debut album,
The Language Of Injury , in 2019.
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[9] It garnered positive reviews and established the band's presence alongside contemporaries such as
Employed to Serve ,
Svalbard , and
Rolo Tomassi .
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Their second album,
They Fear Us , was released in 2022 to critical acclaim.
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Kerrang! and
Metal Hammer both placed it within their top three albums of the year, with the latter selecting it as the best metalcore album of 2022.
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In addition to their music, Ithaca are known for their focus on
social issues , emphasizing values such as community and
diversity . The band advocates against racism and
sexism ,
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[18] which has led to them becoming the target of
online harassment and
death threats .
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Djamila Boden Azzouz – lead vocals (2012–present)
Sam Chetan-Welsh – guitar (2012–present)
Will Sweet – guitar (2012–present)
Dom Moss – bass guitar (2020–present)
James Lewis – drums (2012–present)
Drew Haycock – bass guitar (2013-2017)
Red Sismey – bass guitar
From
AllMusic ,
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Discogs ,
[20] and Ithaca's bandcamp:
Narrow the Way (2014)
Trespassers (2015)
Hold Fast Hope (2020)
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"Ithaca Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 2023-04-15 .
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"Ithaca – discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos" . Spirit of Metal . Retrieved 2023-04-15 .
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"Ithaca: Meet Fiery U.K. Crew Out to Reshape Hardcore in Its Own Diverse Image" .
Revolver . 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2023-04-14 .
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"Ithaca" .
Genius . Retrieved 2023-04-15 .
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b Mills, Matt (2022-07-22).
"Ithaca: 'We said: "Stop supporting racist bands". Our Facebook page was flooded with Nazis' " .
The Guardian .
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0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-04-14 .
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"Ithaca: "This is about divine feminine power" " .
Kerrang! . 27 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-14 .
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"Hassle Records | Hassle Records" . www.hasslerecords.com . Retrieved 2023-04-15 .
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The Language of Injury – Ithaca | Releases | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-04-15
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"The Language of Injury by Ithaca" .
Genius . Retrieved 2023-04-15 .
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"Ithaca: The Language of Injury" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved 2023-04-15 .
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"Ithaca – The Language of Injury (album review ) | Sputnikmusic" . Sputnikmusic . Retrieved 2023-04-15 .
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"Album review: Ithaca – They Fear Us" .
Kerrang! . 28 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-14 .
^ Leaver, Elliot (2022-07-25).
"Ithaca's They Fear Us: metallic hardcore firebrands stake their claim to greatness with stellar second album" .
Metal Hammer . Louder. Retrieved 2023-04-14 .
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"Ithaca: They Fear Us" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved 2023-04-14 .
^ Hobson, Rich; O'Boyle, Tom; McFee, Edwin; Chillingworth, Alec; Daly, Joe; Brennan, Adam; Travers, Paul; Hill, Stephen; Maughan, Sophie (2022-12-26).
"The 50 best metal albums of 2022" .
Metal Hammer . Louder. Retrieved 2023-04-14 .
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"The 50 best albums of 2022" .
Kerrang! . 19 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-14 .
^ Hobson, Rich; Leaver, Elliot; Brennan, Adam; Hill, Stephen; Young, Nik; Whelan, Kez; Mills, Matt; Leivers, Dannii (2022-12-17).
"The 10 best metalcore albums of 2022" .
Metal Hammer . Louder. Retrieved 2023-04-15 .
^ Wilkes, Emma (8 November 2022).
"Ithaca are pushing conversations around fatness and feminism to the forefront of metal" .
Alternative Press . Retrieved 2023-04-15 .
^ Hobson, Rich (2022-02-04).
"Ithaca's empowering new single They Fear Us is "about inner power, femininity and why people should fear us" " .
Metal Hammer . Louder. Retrieved 2023-04-15 .
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"Ithaca (6)" .
Discogs . Retrieved 2023-04-15 .