Primal Age are coming from France and they have been in the scene since 1995. This is their new opus out with WTF Records who are releasing bunch of awesome hardcore punk bands these days. This record contains intro plus eleven songs. Music of Primal Age can be described as what we called in the nineties new school hardcore. Meaning hardcore leaning more on metallic side of things than on punk roots. Guitar riffs here are cutting, sharp and to the point with thunderous drumming which often turns from hardcore groove to almost death metal blast beats in some of the songs. Of course thunderous bass makes rhythm section unbeatable. Guitars are sharp creating darkened atmosphere yet retaining hidden melodic hooks here and there through the songs, which makes them epic. Vocals are best part of it all, bordering from hardcore shouting, screaming to growling depending on the song and atmosphere. Lyrics speak about animal cruelty, ecology, betrayal, friendship, trust and other merry and less merry hardcore themes. My personal favorites are The Devil Is Hidden In Shadow and The Two Heads Monster. Great release by great band.
Rise Above are Dutch hardcore band and this is their latest e.p. that came out with WTF Records.
This whole record is dedicated to the memory of their friend and drummer Pierre who passed away in 2019. Now, the guys decided that quitting is not an option and made a new release through which they celebrate life and memory of their fallen brother. There are four songs on this one and the music can be described as street hardcore with metallic influences thrown in the song structures. Forever In Our Hearts is the song that hits you in your face and makes you sad while remembering all the fallen brothers and sisters from our scene in the hometown, I think it is the same anywhere and anyone in the hardcore scene can relate to this one. My Life Fuck You is hardcore miniature that says it all. Rise Above, the same titled song as the name of the band is another inspiring and uplifting hardcore anthem from the streets. Empty Handed finishes the little e.p. leaving you wanting more and I can`t wait for the full length.
Even Death are hailing from Phoenix, Arizona and this is their debut demo. There are three songs on this demo. The music is hardcore but more on metalic side of things, like all the nineties playing bands, but keeping one foot in modern hardcore scene. Moshing parts, cutting guitars and pumping bass mix with some faster more straightforward hardcore punk song parts like in Regret. The lyrics to the songs are good and being personal, but having that somehow bittered and angry theme between the lines. My personal favorite of all three songs is Suffer Like the Rest of Us, because it is the most heavy, yet somehow the most epic song on a record. Really strong first demo!
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