Tag Archives: Hardcore

Review: Olde York – Empire State [2009]

Posted on July 9, 2009 by gearsofrock

Maintaining the classic NYHC sound and a no frills DIY mindset from the days of yore, Olde York comes barreling down the lane with an authentic 12-track tour de force entitled EMPIRE STATE. Embodying the spirit of hardcore’s CBGB Sunday … Continue reading →

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Review: Millions – Gather Scatter [2009]

Posted on July 6, 2009 by gearsofrock

Spastic and noisy hardcore with underpinnings of melody best describe the racket exerted by Chicago quartet Millions, whose eight-track offering GATHER SCATTER goes from the gutter to outer space in approximately 27-minutes. Emblazoned in dissonance, songs like “Saddle Up and … Continue reading →

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Review: flu.ID – IOTS [2008]

Posted on May 17, 2009 by gearsofrock

German experimental hardcore troupe flu.ID have made an album proper by repackaging two previous 10-inch releases with a few bonus tracks and a strange assortment of electronic interludes to create a 15-track collection of schizophrenic heaviness and offbeat weirdness titled … Continue reading →

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Review: Pro-Pain – No End In Sight [2008]

Posted on April 18, 2009 by gearsofrock

16 years on the job and still going strong chugging out memorable heavy tuneage, Pro-Pain follows up their recent string of solid offerings with NO END IN SIGHT. This 11-track endeavor finds Gary Meskil and crew pumping the usual meat … Continue reading →

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Review: Hanson Brothers – It's A Living [2008]

Posted on March 11, 2009 by gearsofrock

Showcasing a punk hardcore hybrid that takes its lyrical content strictly from the game of hockey, Hanson Brothers (the band, not the characters from Slapshot) play with a straight-up raucous energy on their latest live offering IT’S A LIVING. This … Continue reading →

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Review: The Classic Struggle – Bring Back The Glory [2008]

Posted on February 1, 2009 by gearsofrock

South Carolina metalcore crew The Classic Struggle merge Euro thrash, hardcore, and metal for a blistering 10-track offering in the form of BRING BACK THE GLORY. While this unit’s infernal heft is sure to leave quite the impression, tactics like … Continue reading →

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Review: Mouth Of The Architect – Quietly [2008]

Posted on January 19, 2009 by gearsofrock

The latest endeavor by Ohio’s Mouth of the Architect marks a continuation of this unit’s post-hardcore sludgy sojourn, as QUIETLY runs just shy of an hour within an eight-track span. Dense rhythms and suffocating guitars immerse your eardrums in a … Continue reading →

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Review: The Psyke Project – APNEA [2008]

Posted on January 12, 2009 by gearsofrock

Menacing Danish quintet The Psyke Project deconstruct the notions of modern hardcore into shards of blissful post-metal meltdown on APNEA, this unit’s latest 10-track affair. With influences spanning Converge to Neurosis to Gojira to Refused all rearing their heads at … Continue reading →

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Review: Sever Your Ties – Safety In The Sea [2008]

Posted on December 9, 2008 by gearsofrock

Christian rock clan Sever Your Ties incorporates the sound you’d expect from a band hailing from Southern California that calls itself  hardcore yet prominently uses keyboards would on their 11-track debut SAFETY IN THE SEA. Injected with a smattering of … Continue reading →

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Review: Chingalera – Dose [2008]

Posted on December 6, 2008 by gearsofrock

Los Angeles trio Chingalera’s latest disc suggests this unit definitely spent a lot of time with their Melvins and Tool discs with a smattering of Queens of the Stone Age and Fantomas on the side prior to stepping into Sylvia … Continue reading →

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