Poison The Well (commonly abbreviated as PTW) is a melodic- hardcore/ metalcore band from Miami, Florida. They are currently signed to Atlantic Records, after releasing several albums with the hardcore label Trustkill. Although the band has experienced success and is signed with a major label, Poison the Well has issues with keeping members of the band in the band. Guitarist Ryan Primack and Drummer Chris Hornbrook are the only remaining members of the band who have been involved since their first album, although vocalist Jeffrey Moreira has been the singer on all three full length albums.
Originally named "An Acre Lost", Poison the Well released their first album, Distance Only Makes The Heart Grow Fonder, in 1998. The album gained them the attention of Trustkill Records who signed them to a multi-album deal. PTW released their first album with Trustkill in 1999, The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation. Trustkill has a strong underground following in the United States, and popularity and some success was achieved. To this day, Guitar World magazine still dubs The Opposite of December one of the greatest Hardcore/ Screamo albums of all-time.
The Opposite of December caused a stir in the music scene and was starting to gain the band the attention of some Major labels. The album was successful enough that the band re-released Distance Only Makes The Heart Grow Fonder on Undecided Records with two live bonus tracks and a slightly different title (they dropped the "Only"). Afterward, the band released one more album on Trustkill, Tear From the Red, and released a video for the song "Botchla". The popularity of the album grew and the band was signed by Atlantic Records. In 2003, a year after the release Tear From the Red, the band made their major label debut with You Come Before You.
