How Could Epitaph Be Any Worse?

So Epitaph signed a new band, and while their previous signing, The Gallows, seemed to be a step in the right direction for the worlds most famous punk label, this latest signing is two steps back. The new band in question is "Our Last Night". who self describe themselves as a Metal/Emo band on their myspace page. Perhaps to soften the blow of this signing, Epitaph's official website list them as a Hardcore/Screamo band, but really does the labels describtion sound anymore appealing than the bands? I listened to the songs on the myspace page, and to put it bluntly they're god-awful. The songs are so stupid and unoriginal that, the best description I can think of is that it's almost as if the songs are meant ot be a parody of screamo songs.

So why did this happen? Of all the great bands to sign Brett Gurewitz thought this was the one that had the best sound? If that’s not true the only other explanation I can think of is the almighty dollar. I'm sure lame bands with no shelve life like Motion City Soundtrack have been financially successful for the label, and maybe the thinking is signing other non punk bands, would do the same. Whichever of these are true, they are both depressing situations. Does the man who discovered Rancid, Millencolin, NOFX, The Offspring, Guttermouth, L7, and countless other great bands really think the music that Our Last Night plays is good? If he does I have a suggestion for him, KEEP IT OFF EPITAPH! Isn't this the reason Anti-Records was formed? But Brett Gurewitz somewhere along the line decided to ignore Anti and start putting non-punk bands on Epitaph. While I believe Epitaph should remain punk only, I don't all that much mind some of these non-punk artists, some show talent and originality such as politically charged rapper Sage Francis, but all these flavor of the month, post-hardcore (which in many cases seems just used as an acceptable term for emo), emo, and "indie rock" bands just come off as get rich quick signings, not to mention as embarrassments to the label. What's next Epitaph signing a Christian band? Oh wait, apparently the already have! After doing some research I found out that the goth dressing "post-hardcore" joke "I Am Ghost" had members who self-described the band as Christian rock, and one member who cried for half an hour after the singer said the word "fuck" during a show. Why Brett? Why?!