Reviews

Rest Assured

No Relief Destroy Your World 12″

Brighton, UK metallic hardcore band that rips on their second EP, with great, sick breakdowns and steady, fast cadences. Screaming, guttural choruses plus defined main vocals do a great job keeping the tension between sections. Strongly recommended for UKHC lovers. Favorite track: “Throne of Lies.”

Stranglehold Demo 2024 cassette

Birmingham hardcore (with a capital H) born from the ashes of SUPPRESS. Massive-sounding hardcore in the vein of STRIFE (or, as they put it, “bands that sound like they’re straightedge but aren’t”), with mosh parts and melody standing side-by-side, and hyped-up sing-along queues. This is the type of hardcore that gets the blood boiling, or the dance moves in check.