Oh man I really like that song actually. Heavy Alice In Chains vibes. Favorite is “Headless” though, shit is HARD
I can definitely see the vocals turning people off, I'm not crazy about it, but musically it's the kind of shit I wanna hear.
I actually just listened to that record today. Riffs are hard, vocals are a bit....odd. Probably good gym music but I don’t think I’d be listening much elsewhere. I prefer Queensway for that style
I can't get into the vocals. I tweeted something to the tune of that and they retweeted me and added some dumb comment. Whatever lol. Certainly one of merch swaps most popular bands EDIT: Yeah I like Queensway more for this type of thing. Baltimore Hardcore!
Ceremony's Ross Farrar Ranks the Band's Five Eclectic Records Pretty interesting article, not surprised that Ross prefers The L-Shaped Man considering how personal it was for him. Really like the anecdote about the artwork for Rohnert Park.
L-Shaped was jarring at first but over time, I’ve grown to really love it. Being in a few shitty relationships helped with that.
Musically, I like the Trail of Lies and Queensway records, but the vocals are kind of hard for me to get into.
A new track from a "supergroup" featuring members of Turnstile, Fury, Krimewatch, and Big Bite...this is pretty good. It's more skate punk than hardcore, but it still slaps.
Oooh, Kerrang posted a map containing their picks for best hardcore bands from each state. There are some interesting picks here: The United States Of Hardcore — Kerrang! Upon initial reaction, it's a good mix of some of old school and new school picks. There are some I disagree with quite a bit (Charles Bronson for Illinois; Scream for Virginia); some bands that are quality acts, but a bit too new compared to some of the other bands mentioned. For example, Year of the Knife is great, but they're the best hardcore band ever from Delaware? I know jack shit about Delaware hardcore, but that pick just seems odd. That being said, there are quite a few I can't argue with at all (Black Flag, Minor Threat, Modern Life Is War).
Minor Threat ain't a pick to sneeze at though. If you aren't gonna pick Bad Brains for DC, Minor Threat is really the only other viable option IMO.
Bent Life's state must have a really bad hardcore scene if they're the best lol Very cool to see Kerrang covering at lot of hardcore recently. Turnstile were recently on the cover.