Italy has one of the best underground hardcore scenes in Europe and Lacerhate are hailing from Cremona and Bergamo area. This is their brand new album out with Australian 10-54 Records.

What to expect from Lacerhate? These guys play very darkened metallic hardcore, with some even blast beats and d-beat influences like in awesome 15(Inhaled). But, most of all they play this modern version of metal hardcore with both legs more into metal than punk rock although there are some little punkish influences in the song structures here and there. Guitars rip like chainsaws, through groovy and moshing parts but also fast thrash metal influenced parts like one of my favorites called Icky drops. Vocals are brutal, but not that death metal growling style, no, they are hardcore screaming and shouting with couple of spoken words here and there and also a clean part or two if I heard it right hehe. I love the creeepiness of Interlude with eeried piano parts that carry to Gone, one of the best songs on this record. Lacerhate remind me of Fury of Five and Integrity in a way, so this is a great hardcore album if you are fan of such hardcore style bands.

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