Labels: state of mind
Review by: Damien Mills
This one, again, is very Modern Life Is War in places, which i guess makes MLIW the new American Nightmare in terms of influence on the current crop of bands.
It’s not a total merit less rip off though, it’s a lot cleaner and more danceable than MLIW but it’s still pretty hard not to think of Iowa’s finest when it’s playing which is a shame, but for all that I guess there are worse bands to sound like and being derivative has never been an issue in hardcore before now so there’s not much point giving these dudes an unfairly rough ride…
If you dig that kind of bleak cathartic and not-quite-metal brand of hc or are maybe seeking an update on the Damnation A.D. blueprint this will be right up your alley.