Structure 24 “In Our Disposition” CS

I can't believe a Google search for these guys only returns two or three accurate results, one of which is from a review on my site. You'd think there'd at least be a couple of mentions of demos on trade lists or something, but apparently not. That being said, I don't really know much about Structure Twentyfour anyway. They were from northern Virginia and formed in the early-90's, releasing at least one demo prior to the "In Our Disposition" cassette, which came out on $iege Records in 1994. As you'd probably guess from the band name, they bore the tagline "Virginia Straightedge", and their music and lyrics were a pretty good representation of that whole scene at this particular time: Way more metal than hardcore (without being too far gone) with a pretty good blend of dissonant melodies and chunky power chords, lyrics that wandered from socio-political to personal issues, etc. I don't really remember how I came across this tape when I was a kid, but despite its fairly rough (though very tolerable) sound quality I always dug it, and "For Shame" definitely remains a favorite of mine. I don't know, there are just some interesting traits here that weren't overly typical back in the day. The last track below is just some unlisted silliness that comes after the final song on the tape, but I'm a huge nerd, so I ripped it and included it just 'cause it's there:

1. "Wrong/Tear at the Mountain"
2. "For Shame"
3. "Underestimate"
4. "Hypocrite's Rage"
5. "Memories All Burn"
6. "The BDC Props Song" (unlisted)

I think this was the last thing the band released, but I could be wrong. Their vocalist "Aaron Edge" Connell ended up relocating a lot and being involved in loads of solid bands like Anonymous, Christ, Genuine, Grip, Harkonen, Himsa, and numerous others. He's currently working with both Grievous and Iamthethorn (and yes, he's still straightedge), which you can check out through his website. I have no real clue what happened to anyone else in the band, though.

And judging from the aforementioned lack of Google hits on Structure Twentyfour, it's probably safe to say that you won't be able to get your hands on an original copy of this tape unless you really scour the hell out of eBay or track down someone in the band that might happen to have one or two leftover.