Here is nice little split e.p. release with four songs. Lifecrusher are coming from Switzerland and their two songs represented here are similar to what we called new school hardcore back in the nineties, meaning metallic guitar riffs and moshing parts, plus some punk rock influence thrown in here and there. Their two songs ‘The Price’ and ‘The Plague’ – I love this one more, because it is faster but that is only my taste, reminded me a bit of Earth Crisis. Maybe it is only me. Singer Rami has really powerful screaming energetic voice. Nice having discovered this band. Frantic State are from UK and their two songs ‘The Cost’ and ‘Mantra’ are brutal hardcore, with lots of metallic street core style, in your face hardcore not unlike Walls Of Jericho, Terror, Jesus Piece and some other UK bands like Knuckledust for example. Vocals are screamed at the top of the lungs with some nice backing gang vocals just made for singing along at gigs. My personal taste likes Lifecrusher a bit more, but this is a decent split e.p. so go get yours.
Fairvale’s bastard-style of hardcore punk (ratcore) is heavily rooted in both punk and hard rock with influences stemming from LA and NYC. The band is comprised of current and past members of SoCal staples Ten Foot Pole and supergroup IMPLANTS as well as Dead Lazlo’s Place, Hardstride, The Autopsies, The Gritty End, Y.A.P.O. and more.
Fairvale is Brandon Solis (vocals), Chris Del Rio (guitar, bass), and Jessie Quinonez (drums). Their debut album Ratcore will be released via Cyber Tracks
Knife Glove is a one man entity from Germany and this is the first demo opus containing five songs with Shreddy Krueger being the mastermind of all instruments and vocals. Yes, this is Freddycore. This demo and all its horror punk songs are dedicated to one and only Freddy Krueger as you might have guessed it from cover and title with sample from NOES part three. Considering music, this is horror punk par excellence with some really beautiful guitar melodies and choruses. Vocals are more gothic and sound too monotonous on some songs and could be a lot better if there is more drama in the singing itself. All of the five songs are in fact quotes from Freddy’s one liners in Nightmare On Elm Street movies which are one of my favorite horror franchises ever. My personal favorites are the title song, and You’re All My Children Now. The song Wanna Suck Face? sounds a lot like Bullet by Misfits in most of the song parts. Well, for first demo it is okay, let us see if singing improves and also some ideas in songwriting.
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