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. Embrace Today was considered one of the hardest-working bands of their time having toured non-stop for years.

Discography

*''...For the Kids'' (1999, Good Intention Records) *''Breaking the Code of Silence'' (2000, Shore's Edge Records) *''FxYxIxE (Fuck You I'm Edge)'' (2002, The Life Recording Company) *''Soldiers'' (2003,

Deathwish Inc. Deathwish, Inc. is an American independent record label conceived by Jacob Bannon of Converge and Tre McCarthy in 2000. Their first release was '' Deeper the Wound'', a split album between Converge and Japanese band Hellchild on April 23, 2001. D ...

) *''We Are The Enemy'' (2005,

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References

"Embrace Today: Embrace Today's Steve Peacock remains committed to livin’ on the Edge"
''Decibel Magazine''. 2005.
"Embrace Today: Soldiers"
(review). Punknews.org.

External links

Geekburger interview
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