RAT CAGE – ‘SAVAGE VISIONS’

Rat Cage follow up their incendiary 2020 full length ‘Screams From The Cage’ with rancor and vim, ascending their Hardcore Punk to a plateau of powerfully potent, anthemic riff soaked perfection. An utterly head kicking, tory lumping, chainsawing cut of catchy as fukk Kang mayhem, UK 82 knuckle-up bounce and brusque, teeth rattling Mangel, D-Beat & Anarcho Punk, and Punk Rock &Roll each represented within the face smashing mace strike of desperate, furious Hardcore, a barnstorming hosanna to the dispossessed and downtrodden inmates of brexit Britain, terrified drunken rats with callous smirks in the fukking pit of despair. Darkly anthemic throttling chords and soaring, brazen, blazing 4 note blues crusted leads slammed out with murderous intent, wallowing in thuggish harrying melody, a torrent of saturated drums leaping from fast to fucking fast to doomed plod to stomping mid-paced tumble enmangled with total bulldozer mid bloody Bass, and full throated super pissed violent vocal outcry, a voice of wounded despondence and outrage amidst the fire sale capitalist meltdown of england’s post tory social abattoir. ‘Savage Visions’ careens from fist banging Punk Rock chorus consonance to blank eyed Hardcore chord wall with the verve and swagger of champions, an indispensable masterwork of modern Hardcore Punk. This is England ’23.

La Vida Es En Mus

LIFE – ‘OSSIFICATION OF CORAL’

LiFE’s most recent full-length album, a pulverizing Crasher Crust bastard sword strike, swung in desperation at planet earth’s capitalist overlords. Hard charging hammer drums churn out lightning quick D Beat barrage and neanderthal Crust Metal rolling gallop, blasting thunderous acrid fuzz Bass mids shot through Guitar fuzzkrieg chorded fury and minor Blues leads of ruin, rudimentary and dynamic metal riffs in punk overkill arrangements, supercrust puke Vocal horror – dramatic terrifying fukked up noize with heavy Peace Punk/Anarcho vibes… a long time staple of the international Crust scene, ‘Ossification Of Coral’ further compounds LiFE’s status as one of the scene-at-large’s most relevant and consistent voices, if not one of the most prolific. A deft balancing act between Punk noise and intensity, and Metal mastercraft and arrangement, leading to orgasmically heavy, wild-eyed results. Extra loud, noisy blitzkrieging Crasher Crust from dying earth’s hell! The Bass tones on this thing need to be heard to be fucken believed!

Acclaim Collective

Desolate Records

Not Enough

 

GUERRA FINAL SELF TITLED

Debut 7″ from scene veterans Guerra Final. 7 cuts of outraged crusading Crust Punk with a fat Anarcho Punk streak in the songwriting and vibe  – slashing, angry Guitar forms rudiments of chord rage reminiscent of classic Punk Metal glory like English Dogs, with fierce, slick, short/sweet solos ablaze, lithe Bass prominent within the mix and extending the furious melodies beneath the Guitar work, swinging drums with plenty of heart and sweat and gruff vocal outcry – gnarly, hellacious, hard-charging d-beat bangers delivered in a furious froth, swollen with urgency and heroic despondency. Falls more on the Hardcore Punk end of the Crust spectrum, songwriting supercharged with fervent, simplistic gut punch intensity the order of the day. Fucking pissed!

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