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DEFIANCE
This Canadian outfit might be named after a Thomas Hardy novel, but they are a very long way from genteel. Their searing full length debut is a dissonant, driving, metal edged nightmare cut through with moments of dark, fragile and subtle beauty - ever changing riffs, crunching rhythms and a vocal style that ranges from entrancing, discordant harmony to visceral, desperate, spastic screaming. For fans of Converge and Cave In, and anyone else who gets off on intensity.
Vocals that drip acid, guitar and drums that bludgeon the listener into submission - Engrave are back with a new album that creates an aural Hell on Earth! A hybrid of hectic breaks, mania beats and noise attacks exploding from each song combined with innovation and technical skill like that found in bands like Converge, Cave In, Botch or Grade.
Never Surrender features John Porcell who is the embodiement of true NYC hardcore. This split CD has five new songs blasting out with his new band that are bound to make a splash. Split CD with another angry, pissed off, fast hardcore band in Face The Enemy. Think bands like American Nightmare and Poison The Well.
Kevin Devine is taking a leaf out of the books of emo darlings like Chris Cabbarra of Dashboard Confessional and Jonah Mantranga. A set of simple, six stringed, heartfelt melodies and his shivering and stirring voice. Now "Travelling the EU" features three new songs from Devine, including his interpretation of "You Are My Sunshine", cruising the continent for all you punk-rock romantics out there.
Solea unites the distinctive voice / guitar / songwriting of Garrett Klahn from Texas Is The Reason, the powerful drumming and the guitar of Johnny Cruz and Sergie Loobkoff from Samiam and the reult is a really good emo / indie album you will dig. Reminiscent of New End Original and Promise Ring at times.
Influenced by the NYC and DC hardcore bands they grew up with, Cable Car Theory have created their own distinct take on good, aggressive, melodic music. The music that appears on "The Deconstruction" is at times brutal, at times earnest, both engaging and challenging to the listener. This is another quality release from Defiance.
On tracks like "One Year Ago Today" Joshua sound a lot like the bands who influenced them heavily - Shudder To Think and Jawbox, but with the new added emocore sensibilities that producer John Agnello captured in the sessions that were to become "Singing To Your Subconcious", which is without a doubt Joshua's best work to date.
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- CD
- £13.99
- Cat Number
- DEFIANCEXXIIICD
- Release date
- 10 Dec '01
Richmond VA's finest are hard at work. With two EPs and a Doghouse Fan Series 7-inch already out and a whole heck of a lot of touring going on, the band still managed to record their first full-length album. An energetic band of good ole' boys with their unique brand of Southern fried power-pop-punk.
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- CD
- £13.99
- Cat Number
- DEFIANCE20
- Release date
- 26 Nov '01