Review: Coliseum

Coliseum "Self Titled" (Level Plane) Scene dropping:  Louisville.  Yes, everything from there rocks balls.  Name Dropping:  Ryan Patterson.  He was one of the guitarists of The National Acrobat that...

Review: Lickgoldensky

Lickgoldensky "Self-Titled" (Level Plane) You  know what's exciting right now?  Dodger baseball.  The World Series is probably over by the time you read this and the Dodgers have probably been...

Review: Standstill

Standstill "“The Ionic Spell”" (Level Plane) Get off your lazy fat ass and go buy this record right now!  “the ionic spell” is easily the best hardcore album I have heard since Thrice came on the...

Review: Neil Perry

Neil Perry "Lineage Situation" (Level Plane) I don't really know where the name Neil Perry came from. It's probably in their bio or something, but I threw that paper away. What I do know is that this is...

Review: Hot Cross

Hot Cross "Cryonics" (Level Plane) Hot Cross’ second release, "Cryonic", is a respectfully solid hardcore album.  Clean guitar riffs plucked at a mile a minute, frantic interludes with lots of mettle,...

Review: Envy

Envy "A Dead Sinking Story" (Level Plane) Japanese hardcore!  The lyrics are actually in Japanese too.  Now this is cool, I can't ever understand hardcore bands vocals and now it doesn't matter.  The...

Review: Transistor Transistor / Wolves

Transistor Transistor / Wolves "Split EP" (Level Plane) Transistor Transistor:  It's jagged and edgy, but not particularly aggressive.  More like, a controlled agitation.  They've got those quick,...

Review: Books Lie

Books Lie "Hall of Fame of Fire" (Level Plane) Brooklyn quartet, Books Lie, offer up a special treat on this 18 track release.  The first 8 tracks are new cuts. The rest of the album is a collection of...

Review: Get Fucked

Get Fucked "Self-Titled" (Level Plane) Wow, clever name for a band.  I'm happy these guys didn't take a really good name though, cause that would have been one less decent moniker out there for bands...