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(review) The Great Lie-Defying Extinction

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Time for another hardcore band from New York to grace the pages of this zine. The Great Lie are from The Big Apple and this is their brand new e.p. What we get on this record are six songs of brutal hardcore with metal influences, also streetpunk in some song arrangements. My personal favorites on the record are Devilbox and Island, My Island. The guitar riffs are noise influenced at times and song A Game Of Horseshoes reminded me a bit of 108 in some parts. The vocals are angry and screaming and fit perfectly to the songs, also spoken word in Island, My Island connects atmosphere and emotions with aggression perfectly. This is great e.p. and I would love to see these guys play live to check out how this material sounds and interacts with the crowd.

8/10

https://thegreatlie.bandcamp.com/album/defying-extinction

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(review) Moment Of Truth-No Blind Eyes(WTF Records)

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Time for some NYHC to grace the pages of this zine and Moment Of Truth are back after longer hiatus with their brand new record with WTF Records.

Originally formed in the early nineties, Moment Of Truth play that streetsmart groove version of early nineties hardcore that I grew up on as a kid, like early Madball, Biohazard, Integrity, Agnostic Front. The songs have metal influences with some wicked solos thrown in like in heavy hitting Inside Job. The song called Knuckle Up is one of my favorites on this record, being faster and having a lot of streetpunk influences and being the right anthem for hot night on city concrete. Besides, wicked drum bass pedal on this one indeed. No More Pain is probably one of the most heaviest songs on the record featuring cutting riffs and brutal vocals, which fit perfectly to the songs on this record. Another hardcore punk anthem on this record that I love is Blessed, a bit longer song, but just made for moshing and singing along to live at the gigs which will happen who knows when due to this shitty virus. Soulless Life is a song that I think all of us can relate to at least once in our lives, midtempo hitting anthem of brutality and emotions. If I spoke earlier about some of my highlights on this record, In Remembrance is THE song which hit me the most of all, story about loss and trying to endure life afterwards. Respect Thy Neighbour and Sick People are two songs definitely worth listening. So, write a line or two to the guys if you dig their music, and also go get this one, hardcore one on one.

9/10

 

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(movie) Drew Stone´s New York Hardcore Chronicles is a valuable movie documentation of our favorite music scene!

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New York is currently going through hard times like many other cities and countries in the world with that virus shit spreading all around. But, that wonderful city has always been a synonime for hardcore scene, my favorite scene which I love since I was just a little kid.

When I heard that Drew Stone made a documentary about the scene, I knew that one should be fantastic to see, with Drew being one of old protagonists in the scene and knowing how this should be made. I watched all that New York Hardcore ten questions series on You Tube wishing the movie would come my way soon. Now, I finally saw it and was not disappointed. All of the main old school guys are there like Roger Miret, Vinnie Stigma, Jimmy Gestapo, Ray Cappo, Porcell, CIV, Rob Kabula, Danny Diablo, Freddy Madball…the movie has a lots of talk, but also enough interesting live action footage and streetwalk, flyers, old venues not to be boring or too thin. It covers all segments of the scene from old school raw in your face hardcore punk, over youth crew sxe bands, crossover with Crumbsuckers, Biohazard with more metalic edge to nowadays kids and bands. It made goosebumps on my hands when they interviewed two very little kids, boy and a girl about hardcore in the street, then instantly I knew that the future is bright and there will be enough kids left to take over after we are gone and hardcore will not die, you will die. Fantastic movie! I got to see it again to remember all the details I lost upon first watching.