Earth Dies Screaming - s/t - 7

Labels: Hollow Soul
Review by: Andy Malcolm

Damn! New UK band out of nowhere delivers a mighty fine debut 7″. This is folk from Heroic Doses and Only Until, busting out 8 mostly short tracks of dynamic hardcore punk. They manage to fuse the livewire blast of modern sounds like Loser Life with the melodies of older fare such as Articles of Faith, with a few guitar solos thrown into the mix. Plus a 44 second long “cover” of “Black Knight”. Pick of the bunch is the blazing “We Command That You Have the Body”, replete with rampant guitars that pile on the pressure to great effect. Only one song of this 8 track assault dares break the two minute mark, so you know what you’re in for. Quick hitting hardcore punk that has knocked you on your arse and run off laughing before you even realise what’s going on. Sound!