Their style is true to the screamy, chaotic, melodic emotional hardcore of the later part of the '90s. Stylistically, their screamo elements are akin to artists such as The Spirit Of Versailles, Joshua Fit For Battle, Pg.99, The Khayembii Communique,The Saddest Landscape (who they have shared a split with) and Saetia.
Their style could be described as "epic" in parts, due to the long buildups featured in some songs, and because the length of their songs is in contrast to the "emoviolence" style that was also commonplace around the late '90s. This post-rock influence places them closer to several contemporaries such as Envy, DaĂŻtro, Sed Non Satiata, AussitĂ´t Mort, City of Caterpillar, Pianos Become the Teeth and Heaven in Her Arms; all bands that have infused their expressionist hardcore rooted sound with the melancholic and grandiose atmosphere of post-rock.
However, there is a definite element of "chaotic" hardcore to their sound, in large part due to the drumming of Mathew Bajda, who previously played with pioneering hardcore emo band Portraits Of Past, a band many credit with both the advent of the "screamo" sound and being the first band to be described with that term. Funeral Diner have toured with many notable hardcore bands including Envy and La Quiete.
They have released two full lengths:
Difference Of Potential and The Underdark as well as several splits, compilations and EPs.
Difference of Potential was far more violent and visceral, still containing emoviolence moments mixed with hints of the sound they achieved with The Underdark in the longer songs. The Wicked EP was stylistically closer to the debut. Then with The Underdark, they anted up the post-rock influence whilst still retaining some of their past aggression but it was far more melancholic and morose. The Swept Under EP from that same year was a continuation of that sound as were Bag of Holding and Doors Open, their last release before disbanding. Funeral Diner's music remains as a timeless and iconic example of how far the emo genre can go and as a paragon of how beautiful it can get to mix disparate genres.
Members of Funeral Diner can now be found in those bands : ...Who Calls So Loud, Lemonade, Sterling Says.
Lucky Strike
Funeral Diner Lyrics
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What directs infects jargon that
Steers you to the wreck toiled and
Twisted day after day after day you
Become withered and worn a time tested
Flesh machine look back at the work look
And laugh look and cry look at what you've
Become look at what you've accomplished
The song Lucky Strike by Funeral Diner is an emotional and insightful critique of the modern-day societal driven work culture. The lyrics are a reflection of the grind that people go through every day, the barely intelligible garble that directs and infects jargon, which steers a person to the wreck that they toil and twist through every day. The repetition of "day after day after day" signifies the cyclic nature of this modern-day work culture. The working class becomes withered and worn out, a time-tested flesh machine that looks back at the work and realizes how much it has consumed and reproduced over time. The song is a powerful social commentary on the pressures and cycles of the modern-day working world, and the impact it has on the individual's mental and emotional health.
Line by Line Meaning
Barely intelligible garble is
The confusing and unclear language that surrounds you
What directs infects jargon that
The meaningless words and ideas that infect and control you
Steers you to the wreck toiled and
Pushes you towards the chaos and destruction you've created by working endlessly
Twisted day after day after day you
Every day is distorted and corrupted in the same way, repeating itself endlessly
Become withered and worn a time tested
You become exhausted and weathered, having endured the test of time
Flesh machine look back at the work look
As a mere machine made of flesh, look back at what you've done
And laugh look and cry look at what you've
Reflect on your accomplishments and failures, laughing and crying at what you see
Become look at what you've accomplished
Take a deep look at what you've done and achieved
Work consume reproduce
Endlessly work, consume, and reproduce, without truly living or experiencing life
Contributed by Elliot D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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