Showing posts with label Straight Edge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Straight Edge. Show all posts

Friday, January 5, 2018

No Right - Unjustifed

Welp, I guess I can't stay off this thing even when I tried. But really, how could I with so much coming out?? Stuff like No Right's crushing debut release Unjustifed.

Not even three/four years ago could I have imagine a scene so saturated with HC/Punk bands with female/trans women rocking out and making it a normal sight. But here we are. Things like "female fronted" or "all girl" seemed once like a selling point, rather than explanation of the actual music. You could almost count the bands you know who had girls as singers or played in bands, and that's how you knew said bands.

But years later and I can't even keep up with who's who. And that's how it should of always been. Girls have a strong voice in modern hardcore and punk because it's never been just boys fun, but now it's coming through more loudly and clearly. With bands like No Right, Rats In the Wall, Rareform, etc. caring more about putting out amazing music, and less about being a label for you, I think we're reaching a level that hasn't been reached before soon it'll be the level playing field it should of always been.



Unjustifed feels an explosion of pent-up frustration. And honestly seeing as the band has only had one demo song out since middle of 2016, it feels like that for both the band and listener.

Many bands can write heavy and hard sounding music, but few bands can make you feel it like No Right does with this EP. Maybe the year and half of waiting makes it this EP feel so much sweeter than it is, or maybe it's just because it is, you won't find much better than Unjustifed.

no right - unjustifed

Monday, December 30, 2013

IRON - Sex Positive Hardcore

"Is this the current state of the Hardcore scene?" If this is spoken about IRON, then I say "I sure as fuck hope so."

IRON comes straight (or Gay?) at you with one of the most voracious punch to the cock that I've ever heard. Being told to give them a listen was probably one of the best things to happen to me in 2013, and I'm not joking.

Hailing from Malmö, Sweden IRON takes a fast, raw Hardcore/Punk sound and mix it with strong  lyrical content about stances on Veganism, Straight Edge, Sex Positivity, Gender Equality, Hardcore Pride and Anit-Capitalism. So, pretty much they fucking rule in every way possible. Everything about this band screams "FUCKING HARDCORE RULES IN SO MANY WAYS".

I really don't know what to say other then this is by far my favorite release in 2013, not just demo or Hardcore, in general. I wanted my last post of the year to be something amazing and I think this does just fine.

PLEASE download and thank me later.

Just an FYI, this is their Demo which later (same recordings) released at Sex Positive Hardcore 7" with a bonus song, 'Quick Fix' which I did throw in there.

https://www.facebook.com/ironxvx

Iron - Demo/Sex Positive Hardcore