ALMOND MILK HARDCORE MIX

Not to take any steam away from Joe's engine...but I just finished a quick mix of stuff I thought was "brutal" I guess...I'm at a loss to describe these well. Hope you like.

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9 SHOCKS TERROR - CONTROL IS LOST
Just got this from Joe actually...super frantic midwest hardcore that's got a bit of a random streak - the last line of the song goes All control is lost, Robots f*cking each other up - and some gnarl - unrelenting thrash beats and a sick ass guitar solo.

THIS SCARES ME - THE KISSING GESTURE
I got this 7" randomly with an order and was happy...the 7" packaging features a rib cage design on card stock paper with a card stock band around it with the band logo. This reminds me a little bit of Rorshach with the change ups...gutteral female vocals and chunky guitar sounds. Scary, indeed.

DESIGNER - PISSIN IN MY BED
Snatched from the notorious ACCIDENTAL DEATH 7" comp (number two) on the now defunct Satan's Pimp label...totally dirty and nasty and awesome about not giving a whut about wetting the bed, kind of rock and roll, lots of guitar fuzz makes you feel like you did it, too.

JESUIT - YOUR SHARP TEETH
Pre-Dilinger Escape Plan noisy metalcore. This song is about waiting for somebody way too long. The dude just pulls some breaking and entering and gets in the house, ready to do some damage. I have their first seven inch and this is definitely a more mature metalcore sound complete with cowboy shirt and f*cked up riffs. Sweet drums.

ARTIMUS PYLE - CRIPPLED HEROES
"Heavy as f*ck" has been used to describe these guys. I would agree. Awesome basslines and pounding drums with lots of crash cymbal smashing courtesy of Jensen Ward from Iron Lung. Really well recorded, too. The content of this song deals with sad state of affairs for veterans in this country constantly being given the middle finger. Featuring members of What Happens Next?. Still available on Prank records.

BURNED UP BLED DRY - COUNT ON YOURSELF
The subject content is forgettable but the sonic destruction unleashed here is unmistakable pissed off hardcore with a healthy metal streak. Throw in some blast beats and a guy who sounds like he swallowed two cans of extra hot sauce and you got yourself some brutality. Members went on to form BG.

UNRUH - IN THE LAST HALF HOUR
This song is about receiving a phone call about a good friend's death. This 7" split with Creation is Crucifixion was repressed a few years ago, so it might be easier to track down...it's worth it. Metalcore classic.

COALESCE - IN THE WILDERNESS
Coalesce covers a Boy Sets Fire Song. Not a huge fan of Boy Sets Fire, but I like what Coalesce does with it. Basically, dual guitar attack adding layers to the somewhat bland BSF original along with throaty vocals flanked by a bit of post-hardcore singing. Not bad. I almost feel like this is a guilty pleasure band, but then I say, nah...the Functioning On Impatience LP is rugged and raw and recommended.

DEFEATIST - NOTHING AND NO ONE
One of my favorite 7"s of recent acquisition. This one's from the split with KURSK...super short and pummeling grind fury.

ENEMY SOIL - DIRECT ACTION?
Enemy Soil basically pulls the card on fake ass activism that is fairly apparent in "the scene" with this catchy jam from their split with Agoraphobic Nosebleed. I believe this is the first release where they had an actual drummer after doing the drum machine thing. It's a raw recording with a demo feeling mudded out bottom end. I like it because it still retains a heavy sound. I actually wrote to the band to say how much I dug this but I confused the title with their WAR PARADE 7" (which is horrible because it features said drum machine). I got a nice reply, but I'm sure the band (who openly hates on the 7" themselves) were a bit confused. Members went on to from the crazy jazzed up Avenging Disco Godfathers.

LORDS OF LIGHT - SITAR CORE
Comic art adorns the covers of most of these dudes' 7" releases, perhaps suggesting a not so serious streak. Baritone guitar and precision drumming with vocals by August Alston (Walls, Society of Friends) who belts out two flavors of vocals - a deep growly one and a lighter high pitched pissed at traffic scream, both on this tune.

OUTBREAK - OUT(BREAK)TRO
Post youth crew hardcore thrash stylings? I don't know. These dudes are f*cking negative which is a different vibe from many of the other Bridge 9 entries. The name of the 7" is "You Make Us Sick" and is on gore red splatter vinyl. I sniff a hint of spoof with these guys. This song is the anthem.

THREATENER - ISOLATION KING
Midwest fastcore death. Damn. So much brutality in so little time. On 625 records.

YELLOW MACHINE GUN - MY EYES UNDER THE SANDS
Introspective all female death metal from Japan. I saw them years ago and I guess I still can't believe how well their sound and cutesy cartoon aesthetic translate live.

THE SWARM - BLINK
Brutal because Chris Colohan wears soccer shorts at shows and dances hard even when the crowd is done moshing. I respect that. This one's about growing old with no respite in sight. Some parts are similar to converge, some parts are similar to Norwegian death metal. So of course it's brutal. The rest of this 10" (still available I think from NO IDEA!) is punishing like this song.

DAMAD - RITUAL OVERFLOW
Pre-Kylesa crusty Georgian melodic mid tempo crushing hardcore. Time switch ups and really disturbing samples. Find this 7" of the same name...the cover art and the B side are dope.