Armor

Reviews

Armor Afraid of What’s to Come 12″

One of this year’s best releases—ARMOR from Tallahassee plays modern D-beat with rumbling hardcore vocals on Afraid of What’s to Come; think WARTHOG fronted by the vocalist from T.S. WARSPITE. High praise, I know, but believe me, this EP rips. In addition to their gnarly fusing of styles, the song structures here are stellar. The band utilizes tempo changes to great effect like on opening stomper “En Mass” and my favorite track “Fodder,” which sees the band getting extra raw, almost reminding me of something off of STINGRAY’s Fortress Britain. This one’s a no-brainer, pick up a copy and play it loud.

Armor Some Kind of War EP

Direct from Tallahassee, D-beat-ish punk with a twist of new punk sounds. It’s impossible to stand still while you listen to these musical jewels; it transports me to a basement show packed and with aggressive pogo in such a small place, you can smell and feel the sour. There wasn’t a single moment that I didn’t feel like breaking everything, that beautiful feeling this kind of punk can trigger.