Frenzy Beyond the Edge of Madness LP
Hardcore with an Oi!/D-beat edge. The singer has an Ian MacKaye quality to him, but is a little too laid back to be completely spot-on. Power chords galore here, which isn’t always a bad thing, but it’s harder for these songs to stick to my ribs when both the guitars and vocals lack anything to sink my teeth into. The band is super tight though, and the kind of act I’d love to see live. The boots-and-braces crowd will eat this up. Apologies for all of the food metaphors.