GHC AINT NOTHIN TO FUCK WITH

Then Lust Blooms comes on. Intro’ing with ghc calls, you know this means business. Martin and Neevo rack another captivating and salivating riff into their catalogue, catching anyone’s attention who was left behind at the start. The lyrics continue to captivate, with lines like ‘but the rose garden still blooms with the rainclouds above’ actually making you look into what is happening behind this song and behind the words, something that is hard to do these days. The song just gets harder and harder, discords breaking down the end into a sheer chaos, the words ‘eternal war’ made out before the heaviness tapers off into nothing, leaving you in a catatonic state.The band proves again and again to master the metalcore challenge of being able to be heavy enough with melodies still prevalent, topped off with the angst and pain in the vocals, it stands out as a great performance and will be immortalised in Glasgow hardcore. The band triumph the stamp of being DIY and they show how its to be done for the those in their wake. Eternal War’s ‘Passage of the Fragile Mind’ is available from their bandcamp: http://eternalwarghc.bandcamp.com/ Eternal War’s next show will be supporting Idle Hands at Shadow Sound on the 12th of November.

The final track, ‘Wash me Over’ hits me the most and is my personal favourite track. The contrast between the harsh and clean vocals that was previously covered is fully recognised here. The instrumentation and synergy of the band works incredibly here, as the mood and overall tone of the song changes so quickly to correspond to the feeling of love and betrayal, highlighting again the skill of adaptation the band have to telling a story rather than simply playing a song. Overall Mercy have come together to make something special and memorable in a time of over saturation and reproduction of older sounds. This emotionally charged first taste sets up high expectations for this band, and one can only hope that it takes it and smashes it. Mercy’s next show is on the 1st of November, as part of War Charge’s last Show in Audio. (In addition, I have added a section onto the blog entitled ‘The Scottish Hardcore Compendium’. This will be an on-going project in which I catalogue the current talent of Scotland in one area, where bios and links are available to both check out and support if you like what you hear. This spans many genres, but keeping the basis of those whose music is influenced by hardcore in some way. This may in time grow to include now deceased bands, but continue to check as the time goes on for new additions!)

In Tongues support Full of Hell in both their Glasgow and Nottingham shows at the end of September.

Frontline have been part of the beating heart of Scottish hardcore for many years, putting out their first EP through TFN records in September 2012. Since then, they’ve contributed so much to the local scene in Glasgow, becoming a well-known name throughout the UK and Europe. Now, like so many before them, Frontline are hanging up the beatdowns for good, with their final two shows this summer. Their last chunk of material; a three track EP called conformity, comes out online at the end of this week, and the band were kind enough to let me listen to it early. The EP overall is a perfect farewell from the paramore of your pit life. The sound is Frontline through and through: Heavy, riffy, and filled with just enough beatdowns to keep you limber. The first track, ‘Fit to Conform’ feels angry and pissed off. Strung with dark riffs throughout from the ever talented guitars, Frank continues his legacy of hard vocals, expressing his distaste of current conformity in society. ‘ Shaped in an image, fit to conform, blinded by the filth, programmed to fear‘ is the tagline of this psuedo-title track, setting the tone for the rest of the EP as a no-hold-back rant about how society. Standard procedure.. Bite the Bullet comes after, and continues the pace, keeping the movement with catchy two-step beats, giving you about 40 seconds of a breather before powering into a breakdown, just enough time given to beat your nan into submission before picking the pace up. The song is physically different not to move to; wether its a headbang or a jig, as i listen to it now I feel my shoulders pumping to the beat, demonstrating the all-round mastery of instrumentation from the band. The song ends as though the mic has been dropped, leaving you breathless, snapping out of the animal you became for a split second and hungry for more. Just as heavy as it started, Isolate wraps up the EP. The riffs triumph in this track, strumming pure gold from start to finish, making the headbang come wether you fucking like it or not. As Frank and a feature from Revulsion’s own Andrew Wilson finish off the track, screaming ‘no masters, no leaders’, before delivering the Frontline special of a riffy beatdown, its hard to not feel a tear leave your eye as the last chord is played and the EP finishes. The feeling of closure enters you, knowing that the last thing this band did was write absolute machines of heavy hardcore tracks, together, like they always do. Frontline were one of the first bands to take a step out and give me a release early to review, and I owe it all to them. Ever since my review of Pure Justice, the confidence of my writing has only gone from strength to strength, and without the boys’ confidence boost in entrusting me in an early preview, I would have sacked this before it began. GHC now, GHC forever. RIP Frontline, 2011-2015 Frontline’s last two shows will be the Rucktion fest in London on the 4th of July and Merauder in Glasgow on the 5th. Catch them in the pit, one last time.

A feat that blew me away listening to the EP was how the band were able to take their hardest tracks, and laugh at them as though they were b sides and make another 5 tracks that are just about the hardest thing in existence. Most Revulsion fans have probably heard the monster that was Misery Unfolds, which was enough to pull anyone who wasn’t foaming at the bit for this release to be doing so after listening. But following up, tracks like Believe continue to make you want to attack infants beat parents mosh harder than your body will physically allow you to. Something I was sceptical about was the re-recordings of Cursed Earth and Corrupt Existence, two tracks from Born into Suffering. The gritty recording and more extreme vocals had became a staple for what I recognised those tracks for. However, upon listening, I was instantly satisfied. The recording is clean, allowing a greater emphasis on the instrumentation instead of distortion. The re-recording really gives fans the satisfaction of hearing the tracks sounding better than ever before, giving the band a much more mature sound by being able to do small tweaks to songs to keep them as absolute bangers and in turn want people to still desire to hear them live. Without fangirling too much about this, Misery Hymns is one for the history books in Scottish hardcore. The sound, production and instrumentation throughout sincerly seperates the band from the flock, continuing their unique sound and staple brutality to keep them smashing UKHC for a long time. I love this band. I love this record. Get it soon. Revulsion are playing TFN records’ last show on the 26th April in the Classic Grand. After that, the boys head out on a weekender with Venom Prison from the 15th-17th of May.

Check out Dave's biggest mark on the scene yet on the 21st of March with his first festival, including xRepetancex, Grove Street Families, Back Down, Renounced and much more.

In part 2 of this write up of the changing times of Scottish hardcore, I catch up with Andrew Wilson and Alastair Brims, some of the guys involved with the new Stirling based label Overlord Recreation. Hey Andrew, first off, cheers for taking the time out to answer my questions, much appreciated. "No worries my man! Got my homie Brims here too so he'll help me answer!"  First off, tell me a bit about Overlord Recreation: What’s your overall goal, and what do you see you guys getting up to once you are all up on your feet? Andy: "releasing cool bands is the only thing really. Tapes and records. We're just wanting to put out our own bands and other cool bands too!" Brims: "Release the baddest shit ever. " Who’s all involved in Overlord, Is it exclusively people located in Stirling or are you involving people from further out in the Scottish scene? "There's a fair few folk. Just like a group of 5-6 dudes chipping in and stuff. Stirling/Glasgow based but mainly Stirling." Despite the cheesiness of the question, do you see Overlord as a means to an end, perhaps re-inspiring that Stirling can be a strong hub of hardcore that it used to be? It still continues to bring some of the best bands from the UK, but perhaps the fact that this label is established there will be more roots laid down? "Having our own label to release our own bands makes sense because it means we know what's going on and can make sure it all goes to plan. It's not like exclusive or anything, but it means we're in charge. It's just another cool thing to add to the list for Scottish hardcore. Not going to be a massive deal, just another to add to the list. Stirling is cool for hardcore. There isn't a big scene as such, but everyone involved loves it and is willing to start bands/labels and travelling to shows as there isn't any in Stirling haha." Is it a collective of friends releasing music you guys make and produce, or are you hoping more, perhaps encouraging more people to make music as they have a local means to release it? "Releasing our own bands and if other bands come along we all dig we have nothing against releasing that too! We don't have a 'plan' as such, just going with the flow and releasing bands we're in and other bands we enjoy!" Your band Revulsion has only a year on your freshman release, yet you have been greatly received throughout the UK and Europe. Do you hope you can give newer bands that have their music released through OR the same springboard? "We're still reasonably new. Got a new EP coming out soon so that's cool. It would be cool for Scottish bands to get noticed a bit more. There's a cool scene up here and it would be cool for more bands to come up and play and be a part of it and for more Scottish bands to tour and play further away as well. Bands like War Charge are touring a fair bit so hopefully more bands can follow in their footsteps."  Moving onto the more existential/bullshit questions. Overall, what’s your opinion on the Scottish hardcore scene at large? To some, it seems like a bad joke, despite the quality of bands and effort that is made by people in the community. "It's had it's ups and downs but now I think it's strong. Cool bands, lots of people involved with putting on shows, doing zines, labels, starting new bands and even just attending shows is obviously a big thing. There was a stage where people only turned up for big US bands, so hopefully the turn out keep staying up for smaller tours and local shows as well." Do you feel tied to the Scottish scene, to Glasgow, to Stirling, or do you view OR in a broader, more UK setting? "I love being a part of Scottish hardcore and I love being a part of Stirling hardcore. My best friends are all involved and I get to make music and see cool bands with them. But that being said, I've made so many friends over the UK and Europe from touring and travelling to shows/festivals and I love that as well." How do you feel about the introduction of new faces into the scene at shows, and new people taking bigger steps to improve the community. Off the top of my head, Den Bonura is starting to organise a lot more shows, and Dave Snedden in Edinburgh’s starting up one of the best fests North of the border has seen. "Yeah man, I love it. I've been into hardcore for like 5-6 years and in that time so many folk have been involved and dropped out and stopped being a apart of it, younger and older than me. So, more and more people getting involved and being a apart of it is really cool and hopefully they'll stick around for years to come. People like Den and Dave putting on shows is really cool as well. Ross is going to be putting on more shows as well through his new project Cruel Minded which is cool as well."  As I mentioned before, there’s a lot of new faces in hardcore, who are possibly toying with the idea of forming bands. Place of Rest are the newest we’ve seen, what would you say to people who are thinking about it, but are perhaps put off from the intimacy that hardcore brings, being someone that’s been in successful bands for years? "'Successful' is a pretty strong word hahaha, but yeah, just have fun. Make music you'd wanna hear and enjoy it. That's all you need to do! Just write songs, play a few shows, record a demo and have fun. Don't care what other people think too much. If you're having fun, that's all that matters!" Thanks very much for your time Andrew! Before we wrap up, help us out with a topic that’s being hotly deliberated at the moment: UK festival of choice this year? "For me, Temples Fest is the best choice. But outbreak is looking cool as always if you're into that kinda thing and Sam at concrete has got a pretty hard line up together as always." Check out Overlord Recreation's facebook page and bandcamp for releases. Get Adjust's Demo there now for chump change: http://overlordrecreation.bandcamp.com/releases https://www.facebook.com/overlordrecreation?fref=ts next week I interview Dave Snedden, owner of Blunt Promotions in Edinburgh and organiser of the best fest in years, Blunt Fest, feat. XRepentanceX, Grove Street Families, Renounced and more.

In these upcoming q and as I hope to paint a picture of the people who are responsible for keeping the scene alive, from Stirling to Edinburgh. These new labels represent the rejuvination of the Scottish hardcore scene, and will be keeping its blood pumping for many years to come. With part one, I interviewed Ross Wilson, Owner of the soon-to-be-deceased Thanks for Nothing Records and responsible for the new face of Glasgow hardcore - Cruel Minded Hardcore. I asked Ross questions on what is in store for the label, the struggles of a tight-nit community and more importantly how Adjust are his number one act. Thanks again for Ross taking the time out to answer my shit questions. 1.Hey Ross, first off thanks for taking the time out to answer my questions! "No problem, thanks for asking me shit. " 2.First off, I want to say a big thank you from both myself and everyone in the Scottish hardcore scene for the hard grind you put in at Thanks for Nothing records. It got me involved in the local scene and hundreds more people, and energized a community we can be proud of. "Cheers, I appreciate that. But I never think it was just me or he people that were involved with TFN. It’s the bigger picture…the bands, the folk coming to shows, the folk bringing their mates down again and again…that’s what led the Glasgow scene to what it is now. TFN was just small part of it." 3. So, why did you decide to mark the end of TFN records and get involved with Cruel Minded HC? Was it simply wanting a fresh start, or was there more to it? "I like putting on shows and I like being surrounded by my mates listening to music so it felt like the right thing to do by having a send-off for TFN surrounded by the people who made it what it was. And starting Cruel Minded was exactly that, I feel like TFN has run its course and want to try something a bit more focused." 4. So describe Cruel Minded HC to me. How is it different from TFN? Is it Glasgow’s answer to UYC; more involving with the community in organisation? "The main difference is that Cruel Minded’s number one purpose isn’t going to be releasing new music. Its going to be about building something that can contribute more to the Glasgow scene, so stocking lots of records in the distro, having a solid zine full of cool shit, putting on more shows and making sure that Glasgow doesn’t get missed when bands come over from other places. I reckon we will release music at some point but it will definitely lean to the punkier side of hardcore as I’m involved with Overlord Recreation as well and that will be dealing with the heavier side of things. I don’t think it will be exactly like UYC, those guys do a great thing and I would love to emulate it but for now its just me and a close bunch of mates. Who knows, maybe in future it will have a more UYC/LBU community kind of vibe." 5. Who’s involved in it altogether? "At the minute its myself and my friends Connor, Callum, Conor, Jodie and Andy. We’re all gonna be chipping into different areas." 6. Are you hoping that this will result in securing bigger and better acts performing? "That’s the hope, seen it so often that bands miss Scotland because the scene fluctuates so rapid here. Its understandable that promoters don’t want to risk the big losses. If we can build up a solid scene and keep people involved then it will mean bigger crowds and more bands coming through for us to enjoy." 7. 2015 seems to be a real rejuvenation of Scottish hardcore. Overlord Recreation is setting up in Stirling for big things, Blunt Promotions are bringing big things to Edinburgh, and you guys are setting up to keep Glasgow running strong. Do you think that this is going to encourage a broader scene with people travelling the country, instead of it being as centralised as it has been in the past, and do you encourage this? "Yeah its really cool. I think big things will happen for Overlord, their upcoming releases are gonna be well received and there is a solid bunch of guys behind it. Dave has been doing his thing in Edinburgh, literally singlehandedly keeping the Edinburgh scene afloat for what feels like years, he’s a good dude. I would definitely encourage a broader scene. Dave is doing Blunt Fest and I know a lot of people travelling through for it from Glasgow and Stirling so hopefully that will continue for his other shows. " 8. Are you hoping to work with these different people, or do you see you guys instead holding down your separate areas? "Well, I’m part of Overlord and the guys there back Cruel Minded so I don’t doubt that there will be a few collabs here and there. Dave will continue smashing it in Edinburgh but I would love to hook something up with him and do a really big show, something that will bring people from all over." 9. As I said before, TFN is responsible for bringing new people annually into the local scene and doing so with open arms. How do you feel when these new people, as has happened recently, are anonymously bullied online for being ‘new’? "I hope the people getting the abuse aren’t taking it seriously. As long as its dismissed then that’s the main thing because its been done by a shitebag too scared to say it without the protection of the anon function. I don’t actually know much of what happened but what I do know is everyone is welcome. If people are involved in this scene for the right reasons they will see straight past this type of behaviour and not let it bother them or their decision to keep coming to shows and enjoying themselves." 10. Do you feel that perhaps the strong-knitted community can sometimes lead to elitism and exclusion? "There is nothing to suggest that post on this person's tumblr was actually done by anyone who is anything to do with the scene. The scene is very close knit but I would never call it an elitist one and its definitely not a place where people are excluded. If people are feeling left out strike up a conversation with someone and get to know other people at the shows." 11. Thanks very much for your time Ross, to wrap up, lets try a ‘what if’ scenario. If you could put on one big act that would put Cruel Minded on the map, who would it be and why? "Adjust." (no elaboration needed.) Cruel Minded HC are striking up their distro now, good things to purchase and support if you have the cash: http://cruelmindedhc.limitedrun.com/ https://www.facebook.com/cruelmindedhc?fref=ts

Since the release of their debut in May last year, Revulsion have been doing work touring and getting attention from all over the UK and Europe. Now on the verge of releasing their follow-up EP, the guys in the Stirling based hardcore outfit have released a new track to tease their new material and to give an impression and feel for it. In any sense of the word, it does not dissapoint. It feels harder, heavier and a lot more pissed off. The band sound like they have continued to settle into the dark niche they made for themselves and embraced it wholeheartedly: It sounds violent, it sounds pissed off, its what you want from a debut track from an upcoming EP. Misery Unfolds really gives off the vibe that the band as a whole have fine-tuned their strengths. Andreas’ vocals continue to impress with sheer brutality and strength, that at times captivates you fully, rattling off lines at speed, sycing perfectly with the instrumentation that,   combined with Ben’s supporting vocals, really just makes the track a stand out from the EP. The rest of the band continue to show the skill that only comes with experience and synergy within a group of friends determined to make fucking hard music. Listen to the new track below: http://revulsionhc.bandcamp.com/track/misery-unfolds Revulsion’s follow up EP to ‘Born Into Suffering' is expected April this year. Catch Revulsion on tour with Deathrite throughout the UK in the coming months.

Overall this is not an EP you can sing along to. The lyrics are hard-hitting and personal to the band and it feels as though this is their struggle. Its angry, its pissed-off, its regret, anguish and loss rolled into this sucker punch that is Adjust. Thanks to the band for releasing such a strong EP to start the year off with, it keeps Scottish Hardcore on the map  and will do for years to come. Check out the EP here and listen yourself: http://overlordrecreation.bandcamp.com/album/demonstration Adjust play in Edinburgh alongside xRepentancex on the 21st of March at the Mash House.

I write this with a heavy heart that boys in Set Astray and Trial & Error called it quits last Friday (12/12/2014). I started going to Glasgow hardcore shows in 2012, and Set Astray were one of the first bands I ever saw, so to have come full circle to be finally saying farewell to them feels sad to say the least. The same goes to Trial & Error,  Dougie Boyd and the boys were successful throughout the UK nevermind Scotland, and theres fans everywhere that are mourning the loss of the the two bands. With that being said, we all wish the boys in whatever future endevours they have the best of luck; they gave us amazing music so the least we can do is support their decisions to move on. The farewell show on Friday, because of my (and many others') emotional attachment, meant that it was one of the most intimate, fun and wild show we've had in a LONG time. The boys in Adjust, Revulsion and Machete 187 (in the form of Slamdem) paid their tributes in opening up the night, winding the crowd into maniacal state before Set Astray took to the stage one last time. Playing their entire catalogue, nobody was dissapointed, with moshing, stage dives and crowd vox from start to finish. Trial & Error had the same great reception, with their usual classics rendering Shadow Central into a warzone. But despite the fact the bands are calling quits, it renewed my appreciation for being part of such a great scene of people. Folk were stage-diving left, right and centre, something Glasgow shows havent had in a long time. Everyone was buying shirts and supporting Bandeath Dog Shelter by coming to the show, raising over £200 for them, a feat all of us can be proud of. The music isnt just about coming down and moshing people out, Its about being part of something, a community of like-minded people that respect and get on with each other, something I've learned over the 2 years of being in this scene and something that I pride being a part of. With these boys gone a serious hole has been left in GHC for many people, having grown into the hardcore music because of them. However let us not forget going into the new year the new and incredible talent that is filling the void and making the scene bigger and better for the new year; Eternal War, Revulsion and Adjust are the new kids on the block and no doubt others will follow in their footsteps as we progress through 2015. Shout out to all the GHC and outwith Scottish hardcore bands that are still with us putting us on the map for UK hardcore; War Charge, Frontline, Pay The Price, Kingpin, Machete 187, In Tongues, Get it Together, Constrictor, and anyone else that continues to contribute to this amazing part of music culture. I hope to write about many new and great things in the New Year, and I hope you all have a good Christmas and New Year. See you in that 2k15 pit, Andrew.

Apologies for the silence on this blog for some time, lack of content and shite uni workload has taken its toll on the blog but hopefully with upcoming shows and releases I can get more stuff up. Now the housekeeping's done, time for a show review. After meeting a international politics essay deadline, the thing you most definitely need is a line-up that threaten to skelp your arse red-raw in arguably Glasgow's most raw venue, Shadow Sound. The full ensemble included Adjust, Revulsion, Get it Together, Machete 187, Pay the Price, Dan Lozzi and of course the troopers in Frontline. Overall, the combination of a bottle of mad dog, good turnout and sick sounding bands made this an absolute belter of a night for me. It would be a crime to generalise everyone with a sweeping statement, so I'll do the justice of going through each band's performance individually. ADJUST: These kids fucking rule. Representing Stirling in all its glory, the boys open the night with their previously introduced belters with a couple of new tracks. Despite the lack of material released yet (promising to land early next year) the performance is raw and powerful, giving the pit a hearty helping to start the night and giving my nose some proper trauma. No Facebook page for this band, but YouTube them to see their first performance in Audio some months back to get a taste for what's coming hard, fast and in a hurry. REVULSION: These gritty mofos have already made waves across the UK and Europe, due to their freshman release 'Born Into Suffering' being an absolute ripper. For my first time seeing the metallic hardcore outfit, I had high hopes; they didn't disappoint. Mr Bruce's performance was both terrifying and captivating, resulting in the absolute carnage that follows in this bands wake. 'Death (The Beginning)''s instrumentation stands out for me,  on point and eviscerating to the very end, leaving the onlookers stunned and foaming for more. Get your auditory muscles brutalized when the boys support Code Orange on the 10th of December in Glasgow at the 13th Note. GET IT TOGETHER: Now I'm going to level with you, this kind of music isn't usually my choice, but if anyone could convince me to listen up, its the melodic punk tunes of Get It Together. Dropping material from their debut ep Perspectives and their upcoming release Rebuild, Recover (29th November, Make-That-A-Take Records), the punk vibes hit hard, reminding people that ghc has more than just the usual beatdown suspects, and can give us a refreshing and brilliant performance. Check out their Facebook page and give their new record a listen at the end of this month. MACHETE 187: First time seeing these dudes in action, and they proved to be a force to be reckoned with. Sealing the deal with their new single 'Trapped Inside', the beatdown quartet provided the brutality needed for an amazing pit. The only thing was there was no one there, which is a fucking travesty. If you come out for one, you come out for all. Beatdown might not be your thing but to have local boys up there doing mint with about 5 people in standing is a let down to say the least. The set and performance was powerful and destructive, and I cant wait to see the blokes smash it up again soon. PAY THE PRICE: The first band I ever saw at my first ghc show, this time seeing them perform was the next time they had played since, and the anticipation was real. The OGs took the stage and made it their bitch, stomping out belters like ATP, Mr Kime reducing the crowd to ash with his vocal annihilation. Finishing their set with the timeless 'Statement', the kings showed  once again who sits on the throne. End of fanboying. DAN LOZZI: GHCs visitor from over the pond was mixing it up a little, dropping truth bombs in the form of spoken word. He brings up some though-provoking arguments, in specific to the changing cultural landscape of both America and Europe. Opening up about his fears of surveillance and attitudes of the hardcore scene, Lozzi successfully opens everyone to debate, so regardless of wither one person found him to be wrong and another adored him, both types are now discussing the issues that are at the heart of today's society, a goal I'm sure anyone would be proud of. Check out his set if he's performing in a town near you. FRONTLINE: The night's main performers took to the stage and opened with a face-melting rendition of 'Ten Ton Hammer' by Machine Head, demonstrating the ease and finesse of turning the pit into a warzone. Playing bangers from their release 'Pure Justice' like 'Snitch' and 'Becoming' and classics like 'Break the Divide' and 'Down But Not Out', the heavyweights continue to destroy . However lie Machete the boys in Frontline were met with about 5 people in the crowd, a disappointing show for the hometown OGs. This of course did not impede on their performance, but the fact that this happens is shocking and a bit of respect would go a long way. The boys play Glasgow on the 6th of December with Sentenced and Grove Street Families at the annual Playas ball in Shadow Sound.

I wish Connor and the rest of the boys in Eternal War the best of luck. The energy and enthusiasm from their first show captivated all and has left the fortunate few who saw their emergence foaming at the mouth for more. Unfortunately I'm unable to write more about their sound because at the time I was standing with my mouth open and my tongue lolling out, but trust me; It's good. Catch Eternal War's EP 'Plague of the Mind' when it drops and see the bangers live on December 6th at the TFN x Shadowsound Beatdown Bonanza.

It seems only apt that the christening of this blog is brought about by the heavyweights of Glasgow Hardcore, Frontline. The beatdown quad recently destroyed us with their brutal sophmore album, 'Pure Justice', leaving the listener hungry to batter their gran for more. The album comes leaps and bounds from the band's debut 'Subject of Hate'; riffs perfected, bone-crushing vocals intesified, ensuring that these boys retain their position amongst the big players of not just Glasgow hardcore, but in the UK as a whole. Released in July by Thanks For Nothing Records, the album is still hot on everyone's ears. From the intro of the album the listener can tell this is not a couple of guys here for a laugh, making some easy formulated music, these are professionals. The title track is physically impossible not to bob your head to. Catchy riffs that balance between simplicity and complexity; far from boring or repetitive, but not bursting out complex melodies that go over the listener's head. Frank's vocals rattle the skull, belting out the tag line: 'your death will be the purest form of justice' with frightening intensity and brilliant capability to perform a nigh-perfect beatdown. The boys showcase the friends they've made along the way, having features from Sentenced, Hometown Hate and Vow of Hatred, playing to the bands strengths and making tracks harder than ever before. when Matt from Hometown Hate features on 'Snitch' and performs a devastating beatdown, you can feel yourself shudder at imagining the sheer brutality that the pit would receive. Overall, this album displays how alive and well hardcore is. Frontline continue to reign supreme in Glasgow BD, working hard for the fan base they have earned and continuing to supply them with the heaviest beatdowns this side of the clyde. Frontline are the first in and last out in GHC, and shall be for many years to come. Frontline are touring with Sentenced, Grove Street Families and No Rest in early December this year and will be landing back in Glasgow's Shadow Sound on the 6th.