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From Long Island, NY comes a band that knows the meaning of follow through. LETTER TO THE EXILES has persisted in sharpening their skill and sound, honing it into finely pointed hardcore-influenced metal even during the most formidable of times. LTTE know the struggle to keep moving forward is worth it; know that the creative push that allows them to write the honest and direct lyrics that comprise their new album Make Amends is essential to what the band is at its very core. “As a band we recognize that nothing is going to be given to us. But we also know that great things and great potential lie ahead if we just keep moving forward.”

The new album, Make Amends, promises to be aggressive, following in the immortal footsteps of the great NY hardcore and metal bands that have come before, while simultaneously exhibiting the band’s ability to keep things progressive by interspersing the hard with the soft, and unveiling the moments of peaceful calm they have interwoven throughout the album. Letter to the Exiles will be releasing Make Amends on August 14.

- You can listen to the new song “Retribution” on the band’s Facebook page. The band previously released The Shadow Line on the Facedown affiliated Strike First Records in 2010.