Much more traditionally oriented is "Foreign Object" from Black Sheep Squadron (or Black SS, for short), which was released not long ago by Reaper Records. This fucker dishes out 12 tracks in 17 minutes, and let's just say that even though these cats are straightedge and from Syracuse, their sound predates the '88 youth crew boom by a good few years, and I'd bet that they're all just disgusted with the fact that metal ever invaded the hardcore canon. We're talking one- to three-minute blasts of generally fast and pissed hardcore from a time when the word "punk" was never far behind, and the gruff vocals definitely have a quality that you don't hear too often these days (somewhat comparable to a band like 86 Mentality, but over a harder musical backdrop).
I'm really not sure what more to say about this one. The sound quality is nice and balanced without sounding either dated or overly polished, the matte finish on the layout is a nice touch, etc. There are definitely some raging winners on this thing:
Black Sheep Squadron "Quick Fix"
Black Sheep Squadron "I Want Out"
Yes, it's true. Bands are still capable writing and recording pure, unbastardized hardcore. So if you dig it, show your support and pick up the CD for yourself:
Comments
I saw Iron Age and got soooo bored.
I remember hearing a track off of this album and thinking it sounded good. These tracks sound awesome, so I might pick this up.
3.2.2006 | By Tyrone
rock, im so gonna track down the black sheep squadron album.
3.3.2006 | By Anonymous
Good stuff, although I am disappointed that you didn’t mention the fact that Iron Age needs to step up their cover art. That is some of the worst shit ever.
3.3.2006 | By Anonymous
I don’t know, man. I’ve seen some shockingly abysmal cover art in my day, so for me, while certainly not great, the Iron Age cover gets the job done well enough.
3.3.2006 | By Andrew Aversionline
i think the cover art looks pretty cool. just me though
nice tunes
3.3.2006 | By Anonymous
i like the cover art for the Iron Age… it’s definitely not typical. wait until the LP drops… the cover is gonna be sick.
3.6.2006 | By -cja