Over two years in the making, Long Island’s Stand Still have today shared their debut full length, Steps Ascending, via DAZE Records. Throughout the ten songs on Steps Ascending, the band sticks true to their emotionally driven melodic hardcore, while also generating some of their heaviest material yet. The album also features guest appearances from Kristian Hallbert (Crime In Stereo) and Michael Smith (Pain Of Truth) to make it a true Long Island music scene affair. The record was produced and mixed by Greg Thomas at Silver Bullet Studios, with additional mixing by Chris Teti (The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die) and mastered by Kris Crummett at Interlace Audio. “A lot of my lyrics end up reading like an internal dialogue, and maybe that...