Saetia

Saetia was a New York City-based screamo band that is often considered one of the definitive groups of the genre. Saetia existed as a band from February 1997 to October 1999.

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Former members went on to play in Off Minor, Interpol, Hot Cross, Instruction, and The Fiction.

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The drummer of Saetia, Greg Drudy, runs the record label Level Plane.

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Saetia had various members during different incarnations. Alex Madara, the first bass player for Saetia, died of a severe allergic reaction which put him into a coma for eight days before he passed away on December 14, 1998.

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