1. Get it Off
2. Fiery Father
3. Deadweight
4. the Cage
5. the Furnace
6. Live the Storm
7. Testament
8. In Exodus
9. Maps of War
10. Phantom
This-charge and Dis-that. D-beat has always been viewed as simply being a bunch of crazy punks worshiping Discharge while wearing jackets with far too many studs and charging up their hair, but i beg to differ. They're very caring and responsible members of today's society...
Aww, who am I kidding? You just can't fake this type of love for Dismotörchargehead, and lucky for us, these dudes do it just right. Starting off 2008 at full speed, Disfear returns with Live the Storm, the follow-up to their 2003 Relapse debut, Misanthropic Generation. Live the Storm was recorded with Kurt Ballou of Converge at his God City Studios in Salem, MA. From start to finish, this is 10 tracks of some of the angriest, darkest and most epic D-beat I've heard to date. This is Disfear's 2nd full-length release with lead vocalist, Tomas Lindberg [At the Gates; Skitsystem; the Great Deciever], second guitarist, Uffe Cederlund [Entombed] and drummer, Marcus Andersson; while maintaining the band's core members: Björn Peterson (guitar) and Henke Frykman (bass).
From the moment Live the Storm begins, Disfear gets your blood & fists pumping with Get it Off, as its raging riffage makes you want to get into your car and forcibly drive others off the road. [WARNING: Do not listen to this album while driving due to possible road rage...Ok, fine, listen to this while you drive. Have fun!] This was the first song I heard off the, then unreleased, album, as it, and the Cage, were both featured on their MySpace prior to the album's January release. These tracks were also available for download on the band's website, Disfear.com, which I have linked on the tracklist. Lindberg's vocals are an awesome mix of raw aggressiveness and straight forward delivery, and they accompany the music perfectly.
Now, don't get to thinking that all the songs are just short, fast, raging anthems to Armageddon. Albeit, there is nothing wrong with that... at all, but they happen to have several songs over the 3 minute mark such as: The Cage (4:00); The Furnace (4:12); In Exodus (3:32). Not to mention, Phantom, a true D-beat epic clocking in at a staggering 7 minutes and 12 seconds. The intro to this closing track is reminiscent of Warcollapse's Crust as Fuck Existence 7" (with its 4 tracks in just under 22 minutes), as it gives off a doom-filled aura with it's driving drum beat. Almost like a call to arms, this song is the soundtrack to what would be the world's final battle.
It's been too long, friends...
Well goddamn...almost a year has passed since I last posted anything on here, but after a long hiatus...
I'M BACK!
Having said that, may we continue...
If you look on the sidebar, you will notice I've updated the MySpace Band List, and if you go through some of the bands, you will notice that most of those bands are from Texas. Well, the only way I can explain that is by saying, WAR TEXAS HARDCORE! I just haven't gotten excited about many bands recently, but the few that have gotten me to room mosh and bed dive happened to have come from this great state.
Not to downplay Texas' greatness, but we're not the only ones doing big things. You may also spot the band...
Hailing from Chula Vista, CA and playing their brand of Slow Death hardcore, Cold Stare's 2007 demo is 6 tracks of SoCal aggro-mosh jams to really rattle your foundation. This is the shit that massive brawls are made of. Don't believe me? They have the whole thing available for download through their MySpace, but I'll be nice and just post the link for you lazy sacks:
If you look on the sidebar, you will notice I've updated the MySpace Band List, and if you go through some of the bands, you will notice that most of those bands are from Texas. Well, the only way I can explain that is by saying, WAR TEXAS HARDCORE! I just haven't gotten excited about many bands recently, but the few that have gotten me to room mosh and bed dive happened to have come from this great state.
Not to downplay Texas' greatness, but we're not the only ones doing big things. You may also spot the band...
Hailing from Chula Vista, CA and playing their brand of Slow Death hardcore, Cold Stare's 2007 demo is 6 tracks of SoCal aggro-mosh jams to really rattle your foundation. This is the shit that massive brawls are made of. Don't believe me? They have the whole thing available for download through their MySpace, but I'll be nice and just post the link for you lazy sacks:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7TRR0F8C
I'm not who I was...
What the fuck am I turning into?
Song after song, they remain relentless in their war on everyone and everything. They manage to throw in some sick little solos while maintaining break-neck speeds. This band is sure to bring out the inner-aggro in you.
I'm not who I was...
What the fuck am I turning into?
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