After a well received demo. Not only are Florida’s Society Abuse back, the band has returned with a dangerous self titled EP featuring five songs of venomous Hardcore that get in your system and stay long enough to leave some damage, Influences as old as the classic Negative FX (Choke’s pre Slapshot effort.) to the more current Knife Fight. Rights Denied, Negative Pressure, Beg, Violent Crimes and Prison of Politics each cover timeless themes with a fresh breathe of rage. While the bands sound and focus of attack have been a topic of punk ire since day one. Society Abuse prove that things haven’t changed all that much. There’s still plenty of change to fight for. J.D.
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Crown of Thornz – Nothing But Tragedy
On their first release since their 1998 split single with Japan’s Aggressive Dogs. New York City’s Crown of Thornz remind us just how awful 90’s Hardcore could get. On the two song single “Nothing But Tragedy”, the band returns with two songs (The Kiss of Death and No Reason Why) so terrible and unnecessary that any description, aside from the title itself can properly detail the abyss of awfulness this record swims in. The only thing worth mentioning is that the promos saw it fit to note that “No Reason Why” is not a cover of the Gorilla Biscuits classic of the same name. Thanks guys, I would have never guessed. While the simple fact that I, myself never felt any common mindset with bands of this ilk. I couldn’t describe this as anything but horribly awful. J.D.
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True Vision – Demo
On this, the band’s debut cassette demo. Leeds True Vision. A band that Features members of Violent Reaction, The Flex, Shrapnel and Obstruct. The self titled demo offers five songs of Youth Crew anthems that immediately bring to mind the original cast of bands to dominate the Revelation Records roster of the late 80’s. Side By Side influenced jams with a sore throat vocal approach that reach deep down to summon a fist full of time-tested cliques. While I won’t go as far as writing this band or their demo off. I can definitely say that this did absolutely nothing to establish itself as anything original, unique or special that would separate it from the endless array of bands that have been stealing from the same well for close to thirty years. Even the demo’s artwork reminds me of generic and unoriginal late 80’s HXC became. J.D.
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