Time for a wicked attack from Brazil, namely Escalpo. These guys are relatively new band being formed recently playing metal punk, with hardcore crust punk influences thrown in the song structures for good measure. This release contains three songs and I think they are in Portuguese or Spanish, I am really sorry if I am mistaken and I offended someone. But, let the music speak for itself. Onda de Estupidez is a crusty hardcore punk anthem with ending belonging more in thrash metal like waters and apocalyptic thundering drums and wicked guitar work, coupled with harsh vocals. My personal favorite of these three songs is Olhando pro Chao being thrash metal d-beat hardcore punk jewel on this record and I would love to hear these guys destroying live because I am sure their music kills while on stage. The title track is starting more Discharge style yet remaining metal with double bass work, wicked vocal work and razors edge guitars. This is a great release, can´t wait for more material.
Manu Armata are hardcore band from Holland and this is their brand new record. What I love about this one, is that this is hardcore like the one through which I grew up, meaning harsh streetcore that owes equal to nineties groove metallic hardcore and street punk roots.
This one really brought me back in the days when Right Direction, Ryker´s, Brightside, Only Attitude Counts, Backfire! and similar ruled Euro hardcore scene. There are 12 songs on this record and I love the clever use of samples in some songs. The songs are mainly aggressive fast up forward with fast hardcore punk drumming, breakdown moshing parts, lots of sing along parts and fist pumping in the air old school hardcore song structures. If I must take some songs for being highlights of this awesome record, it would be Remain Radical, Nothing is Given, Warrior Mentality and Still Here. Fantastic record for all you hardcore kids and us a bit older out there.
Before this stupid year expires and goes into history, Harley Flanagan and Cro-Mags decided to treat us with another release, being 6 song e.p. with Mission Two Entertainment.
Prior to listening, I read different emotions expressed in comments, like this is no Cro-Mags anymore, that this sucks, that this one is shitty release. But you gotta form an opinion on your own. These songs are brutal hardcore punk done in Harley´s style and I like them a lot. You can´t live in Age of/Best Wishes times all the time. This is good musicianship, great and aggressive songs and Harley´s voice is soo brutal and soo perfect for this atmosphere created in the songs, perfectly depicting 2020 and all the shit, brutality and heartache it provided to us.
My highlights on this record are: 2020, Chaos in the streets, Violence and destruction.
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