Weepcar So You Keep Your Eyes Closed at the End cassette
Five tracks of metallic hardcore from Tulsa, OK. WEEPCAR pulls from metallic hardcore bands like INTEGRITY and BLOODLET with some Gravity Records-style interlocking guitar work for a mix of brutality and introspection. WEEPCAR is strongest when the sound incorporates light skramz influences, like on “I Cannot Abide.” The minor-key guitar leads coupled with lyrics like “Twelve hours on the factory floor / The best paycheck I could’ve ever hoped for / It has me making the bombs that are dropped on kids / This is how I pay my bills” capture frustration and despair, ending with “I cannot abide / The hunger, the horror / I cannot abide / The slaughter, the lies.” The full-throated vocal delivery and chug-a-lug riffing might be a line in the sand for some MRR readers, but the upfront production and strong playing make for a good tape if you like capital-H hardcore.