Cemetery Girl / MDOP Asymmetrical Warfare split EP
Solid little slab of Michigan hardcore right here. MDOP plays classic heavy, mosh-oriented powerviolence with a hint of youth crew energy. Good stuff, but nothing you haven’t heard before. CEMETERY GIRL, on the other hand, teeters more on the early ’80s hardcore vibe and sounds a hell of a lot like a punk version of UPSIDEDOWN CROSS. I absolutely adore the vocalist, combining screeching yelps with charismatic toasting, almost like a hardcore Flava Flav! How can you not love that? Really, what’s important here is the messaging, as these are the anthems of our times. This is one of those records where the liner notes are just as crucial as the music.