Friday 4 March 2016

THINGS FALL APART - s/t 7" review


THINGS FALL APART - s/t 7" review


"This is good stuff; bright melodic screamo with with really strong, shredding vocals, great song structures with a multitude of pace and rhythm changes that flick in and out of each other with speed, all driven by some awesome chording and catchy guitar melodies. Like a lot of bands doing this sound these days, there are a lot of clean, melodic parts / songs to break up the intensity, at which point they sound a bit like a harsher LA DISPUTE (especially with spoken word sections about his Dad), with a bit of OLD GREY thrown in, but when they go all out, you'll find plenty of noise and energy to get your pulse racing. A cool little release if you like your screamo clean, with a polished recording, and more on the melodic hardcore side of things."


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Tuesday 1 March 2016

SHIZUNE - 'Le Voyageur Imprudent' 12" review


SHIZUNE - 'Le Voyageur Imprudent' 12" review


"There's too much great stuff coming out of Italy at the moment, and SHIZUNE are part of that, playing hugely consistent melodic hardcore / screamo that despite favouring melodic and relatively clean chording, still retains the intensity of old emo-violence bands thanks to some seriously immense chaotic drumming, and monotonous but abrasive and emotional screamed vocals, all packed into largely short songs. The ten tracks here make up a truly intense experience that, owing to its ultimate briefness, is perfectly lengthed to leave you wanting more or to simply listen all over again. A great piece of work with beautiful cover art. Check out the tune 'Immortel et Imperissable' for something to go on."


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