Performing mostly east coast venues, spreading north, we enjoyed some renown within the insular gothic community, often (monthly) playing with harder-rocking Charlottesville neighbors Bella Morte.
Matt Wenninger, longtime bud and recording engineer, had set up a studio in our home which would become Romper Room Music. We were his first project, Vehemence Realized's album Severe, taking exactly 365 days to record and mix, released 1999 on Palace of Worms Records.
Afternoon - Michael Otley: synth, vocals, bass / T. Nathan Roane: vocals, flugelhorn, street sounds
Rooms - Michael Otley: synth, bass, lead vocals / T. Nathan Roane: flugelhorn, djembe, guitar
Severin - Michael Otley: synth, bass, lead vocals / T. Nathan Roane: trumpet, electric guitar, backup vocals
Prayer - T. Nathan Roane: lead vocals, trumpet, pump organ / Michael Otley: synth, bass, backing vocals
Old - T. Nathan Roane: vocals, trumpets / Michael Otley: synth, vocals, bass
Beckon - T. Nathan Roane: trumpet, rain ambiance, synth, guitar / Michael Otley: vocals, synth, bass
Hope - Michael Otley: synth, bass, lead vocals / T. Nathan Roane: trumpet, electric guitar, backup vocals
Revere - T. Nathan Roane: clarinets, flugelhorn, trumpet / Michael Otley: synth
Source - T. Nathan Roane: spoken vocals, trumpet / Michael Otley: synth, backing vocals, bass
Vehemence Realized represented the Temperance Tarot card for the 2000 Palace of Worms Records' darkwave double-cd compilation The Power of a New Aeon.
Temperance - T. Nathan Roane: vocals, alto saxophone, bass / Michael Otley: synth, vocals, guitar