Tag Solid State

Review: Zao

Zao “Parade Of Chaos” (Solid State) The world is slowly rejecting our advances as a pollution and garbage-producing plague, but she won’t be able to stave us off forever. Granted, I drive my car and help with ozone depletion and…

Review: Zao

Zao “All Else Failed” (Solid State) Sneering hardcore metal punk mix.  It’s crunching and crushing all over the place, sped up and broke down enough to keep the interest, even when the vocals get mired in their one-dimensional approach.  Favoring…

Review: Figure Four

Figure Four “Suffering The Loss” (Solid State) I don’t know what the heck is in the drinking water in Canada but there seems to be some solid hardcore coming out of the great white north. A prime example of that…

Review: (This Is) Solid State

Various Artists “(This Is) Solid State: Volume 4” (Solid State) Solid State has always been one of hardcore’s premier labels and this CD proves it. With Victory Records jumping on the “emo” bandwagon, Solid State is taking over the scene with…