Right out of the gate, Fire just feels like a more mature BOSTON STRANGLER. The difference seems to be that where Primitive was more of a genre exercise or homage to their Boston hardcore forefathers — albeit the best example I have ever heard (and a perfect record) — Fire shows “the STRANGLAH finding’ their […]
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Ethan M. Sigmon photographed the recent Southern Ties fest (now in its second year) in Wilmington, NC. Here’s four for the Monday Photo Blog. Check out his flickr page for a ton more. I particularly like the Society Sucker photo, which is why it’s at the top here. Though I do wonder what the singer from Death […]
Read MoreNamed after the street urchin child of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, Gavroche was a cassette-only LP originally released in 1994 by ALIANS (Alliance), a prolific Polish band from the early ’90s which blended the classic, upbeat mid-tempos of Polish hardcore punk with rhythmic doses of reggae and ska and additional folksy instrumentation on accordion, congas, […]
Read MoreI know Yeap from him fronting PISSCHRIST and KROMOSOM as well as his killer label Hardcore Victim. Here is Melbourne, Australia’s Yeap for Create to Destroy… What is Hardcore Victim? A DIY HC punk label, to put out local bands and friends’ bands from the overseas. Where are you located? Do you think being in […]
Read MoreI loved this band’s demo, so I was psyched to see this EP in the review pile. Hits somewhere between FERTIL MISERIA and the NURSE! Tough and vicious — the totally sick, blown-out guitars, commandeering vocals, and rumbling, threatening rhythm section all conspire to sound like they’re gonna fall apart, but really, they know exactly what […]
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