Labels: Second Nature
Review by: Ian Cavell
“Are you mesmerized by the conclusion of molecule composite performance?”
So sing Grade on the track ‘To Illustrate and Design Parameters’ and they’re either talking too intelligently for the likes of me or they’re spouting absolute bollocks. Probably the latter but that doesn’t detract from the fact that these guys know how to turn out solid hardcore. And one really cool thing about this 10″ is that it doesn’t confine itself to being hardcore through and through. Interspersed with the singers hardcore bawling is some nice melodic breakdowns which means one minute they doing the intense hardcore thing and the next they sound like a more aggressive Clairmel. I guess that makes it emo-hardcore or something. However, I have a problem with it in that it just doesn’t grab me as a record like this should. The urge to play it over and over is missing which is a shame as I think these guys are more than capable of making such an album.
Competent : yes. Compelling : no.