Labels: Opiate – Tadpole – Trabuc
Review by: Alex Deller
If you’ve been into hardcore for any length of time and not heard at least one Seein’ Red release then you’re probably doing something desperately wrong. While you could almost worry about taking them for granted since they seem to be such a familiar part of the scenery, any given release soon puts paid to any such complacency with a rapid series of wince-inducing kidney punches wrapped up in blazing old-school hc and caustic political message. Countrymen Mihoen were hardly spring chickens themselves by the time they carked it, but a 12-year career didn’t see them slackening the pace any, pummelling out a similar line in raging blink-and-you’ll-miss-it hardcore that’ll knock the breath from your lungs and trample you underfoot before you’ve had a chance to realise quite what’s happened. Needless to say, this is yet another great punk record from the labels concerned and the really rather awesome sleeve that wraps it all up is further icing on the cake. So, what you waiting for? Go feed your record collection one right now!