Tag hardcore
‘Melodic’ is a curious word to those of us drawn to less-than-mainstream stuff. I mean pop your average Beyonce fan down in front of something by, say, Chthonic or Selfless as recently reviewed varying examples and they’ll just hear some… Continue Reading →
Without Black Flag most of the music you like would not exist! Sweeping statement maybe but as far as punk and hardcore is concerned they were one of the forerunners that were responsible for defining the style, certainly as far… Continue Reading →
There’s an identity to the sound of this album. This is muddy, crusty, bluesy style rock metal from the USA, except that Sofy Major are French. It was recorded in the USA, however, with assistance in recording from guys involved… Continue Reading →
Candlelight continue their broad genre ranging signings, this time with a blizzard from Oz with links to Blood Duster amongst others so I guessed we weren’t going to be talking gothic metal. Nope, with a charmingly impossible cover, this is… Continue Reading →
The time will probably come when I begin to regard the experimental re-cycling and fusion of musical form as mundane, but it hasn’t happened yet. It was therefore encouraging to read that “Hybrid was born in 2004 with the intention… Continue Reading →
I like noise. Wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t. I like black metal. Not a huge hardcore fan but been known to try and look tough in the mirror with Knuckledust or (if they count) Integrity on the hi-fi…. Continue Reading →
I had the pleasure of reviewing the first Selfless studio full length ‘The Price Of Progression’ back in 2011, so I was pretty prepared for a noisy old time from this ‘stop gap’ item which is part live album recorded… Continue Reading →
Tomas Liljedahl may or may not be familiar to some of you here but if not he was the former vocalist for legendary post hardcore act Breach but has been away from the live scene dealing with some demons, something… Continue Reading →
Five guys stand in a sultry pose. There’s nothing unusual about that. The angelic-looking one at the front reminds me a bit of Black Polaris’s Sam Burgess. But Beyond the Shore come from the USA, not Hertfordshire They do have… Continue Reading →
“Baise Moi” were indeed the words uttered from my lips on hearing a couple of weeks ago that this film had been recently passed completely uncut by the BBFC for the first time in the UK. This really had me… Continue Reading →
Anyone remember that somewhat aggressive individual The Mean Machine who crawled out The Cursed Earth in golden era 2000AD Judge Dredd? Well I kind of have him in mind when listening to hardcore and imagine that there is a dial… Continue Reading →
The concept behind this album is of a “post-apocalyptic” cosmos in which two rival bands, the Raiders and the Crystal Gods fight it out after the collapse of industrial revolution. Another claim which this Berlin band make is of playing… Continue Reading →