Coliseum “Self Titled” (Level Plane) Scene dropping: Louisville. Yes, everything from there rocks balls. Name Dropping: Ryan Patterson. He was one of the guitarists of The National Acrobat that went on to form Black Cross. In Coliseum, he still plays…
Lickgoldensky “Self-Titled” (Level Plane) You know what’s exciting right now? Dodger baseball. The World Series is probably over by the time you read this and the Dodgers have probably been eliminated long ago, but damn if they don’t look good…
Standstill ““The Ionic Spell”” (Level Plane) Get off your lazy fat ass and go buy this record right now! “the ionic spell” is easily the best hardcore album I have heard since Thrice came on the scene a little over…
Light The Fuse And Run & Transistor / Transistor ““Split”” (Level-Plane) If you are like me then you’’re looking for a new hardcore band to pour all you cash into. How about one that uses sporadic highly distorted guitars and…
Neil Perry “Lineage Situation” (Level Plane) I don’t really know where the name Neil Perry came from. It’s probably in their bio or something, but I threw that paper away. What I do know is that this is a excellent collection of…
Hot Cross “Cryonics” (Level Plane) Hot Cross’ second release, “Cryonic”, is a respectfully solid hardcore album. Clean guitar riffs plucked at a mile a minute, frantic interludes with lots of mettle, visceral howls and poignant lyrics juggled by dual vocalists…
Envy “A Dead Sinking Story” (Level Plane) Japanese hardcore! The lyrics are actually in Japanese too. Now this is cool, I can’t ever understand hardcore bands vocals and now it doesn’t matter. The music is edgy and intense, with bridges…
Transistor Transistor / Wolves “Split EP” (Level Plane) Transistor Transistor: It’s jagged and edgy, but not particularly aggressive. More like, a controlled agitation. They’ve got those quick, clean sounding guitars that get their subtle distortion more from the jacked volumes…
Books Lie “Hall of Fame of Fire” (Level Plane) Brooklyn quartet, Books Lie, offer up a special treat on this 18 track release. The first 8 tracks are new cuts. The rest of the album is a collection of singles,…
Get Fucked “Self-Titled” (Level Plane) Wow, clever name for a band. I’m happy these guys didn’t take a really good name though, cause that would have been one less decent moniker out there for bands that actually make real music.…