Killing All That Holds You by 10 Years

Killing All That Holds You, the second album from Knoxville, Tennessee, alternative metal band 10 Years, came out in 2004 and marked the arrival of new vocalist Jesse Hasek. It was hardly a big release: the band sold it mostly at their own shows and through their webstore, where signed copies were on offer, and the unwieldy title got shortened to K.A.T.H.Y.

Ulrich Wild is credited as producer, and the record already has the push and pull between heavy, grinding riffs and Hasek's soaring hooks. It turned out to be a stepping stone. Universal at first figured the band would simply re-cut this album as their major-label debut; instead they made an entirely new record, carrying over only fresh versions of "Wasteland" and "Through the Iris". The Autumn Effect came next.

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