Tag: hardcore
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Brigata Vendetta – This Is How Democracy Dies LP
Brigata Vendetta This Is How Democracy Dies LP (Pirates Press Records) Okay, after the last few years of pundits both educated and ill-informed questioning the health and longevity of democracy and looking at the concept so closely the eye-strain could easily be attributable to a migraine, the idea of another punk band stepping forward to…
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Kirkby Kiss – Ouroboros EP
Kirkby Kiss Ouroboros EP (Council Records) It might sound unlikely, but working in the music press can be surprisingly frustrating. The reason for that is simple, really – most bands believe that what they’re doing is unique enough that they couldn’t possibly be forgettable or mistaken for any other band. The problem is that, at…
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SC.U.M. – Born Too Soon LP Reissue
SC.U.M. Born Too Soon LP (Reissue) (Porterhouse Records) Listening to the reissue of Montreal-based punk/hardcore outfit SC.U.M.’s Born Too Soon LP really takes me back. I mean, I understand that the idea of a reissue is supposed to recall a time where the album in question was new and is capable of allowing a listener…
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Heavy Picks for Bandcamp Friday – May 2023
It isn’t slowing down at all – there’s an even bigger bouquet of fresh riffs out there since the last edition of Bandcamp Friday, and I’m not mad about it. The header image this month is by Brad Moore, the aptly named “Art Wizard”, for the cover of Spinebreaker’s Cavern of Inoculated Cognition, one of…
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Sweat – Gotta Give It Up LP
Sweat Gotta Give It Up LP (Pirates Press Records) On the surface, the cliche that, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” writes itself into any discussion about Gotta Give It Up. Yes – from the opening notes of “Hit & Run,” the opening cut on Gotta Give It Up, Sweat presents itself like…
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Rise Against – Nowhere Generation LP
Rise Against Nowhere Generation LP + 7” (Loma Vista Records/Universal Music Group) It feels difficult to believe that, with Nowhere Generation, Rise Against has been making records for twenty years. Now, that isn’t to say any band making music together uninterrupted for twenty years is unheard of, just that it’s uncommon for a punk band…
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Seized Up – Brace Yourself LP
A deeper look at the grooves pressed into Seized Up’s Brace Yourself LP. Ever heard an album which hits the mark brilliantly and causes you to remember why you like or got into one particular type of music or another, reader? Brace Yourself, the new album by Seized Up, hit me like that – about…
