Is spirituality important in hardcore music? Back in the nineties we had Krishna hardcore bands, but besides that one more scene reared its head and it is Christian hardcore scene with lots of bands and people that worship and love this kind of hardcore. I must admit that I didn’t know much about that scene until watching this movie. This one follows three bands called Messengers, Sleeping Giant, and For Today on their road, following their gigs, worship, healing prayers etc…We also find out more about one of the greatest Christian hardcore labels called Facedown Records and I must admit that I was a sceptic when this scene is concerned. But, the music is great, lyrics are set to debate whether you believe or not. Me personally are not believer and not Christian, so they don’t work for me, but this movie is an important documentary about one big scene and features good music by good bands. Go watch this one!
Cutthroat have released the second single “Blood On My Hands” from their upcoming album “Fear By Design”. The record will be released on July 14th via Demons Run Amok Entertainment.
Time for some hardcore to grace the pages of this webzine. This time, it is the split record between Eyes Of Tomorrow and Perfect Sky. Eyes Of Tomorrow are old school hardcore band from Ruhr area, Germany. Their side of this record features five songs. Perfect Sky are Austrian hardcore band coming from Tulin district and were founded in 1999. So, it is German-Austrian hardcore combination for this record and Perfect Sky’s side contains six songs. Eyes Of Tomorrow play fast hardcore leaning more into punk and street punk roots than in metal, although there are some metallic moshing parts thrown in here and there for good measure. Vocals are screamed and shouted and fit perfectly to the songs, whole atmosphere that this band creates with their hardcore is darkened and gritty at times. I enjoyed every single minute of their side of this record. There are also some rock influences and at times they reminded me of Croatian hardcore legends Deafness By Noise. My favorite songs on their side are ‘Move Ahead’ and ‘Still The Same’. Perfect Sky are more into slower Euro hardcore reminding me a bit of Ryker’s in some song parts, also in singer’s voice being deep and throaty. Their side of the record is more metallic, aggressive and sounding like all those nineties hardcore bands that I adored. My favorite song on their side is ‘Die For A Lie’. Great split release by two great hardcore bands.
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