Paralysing doubt and shame
Tension rising, distorts the brain
Quickened breathing, panic builds
Shaking, reeling, hot sweats run chilled
These walls may feel like they’re closing in
But the horizon is ever growing
This world may feel like a dying rock
But new seeds are ever sowing
Terrorising the inner self
Not prioritising happiness and health
Addressing ailments, every cut and cold
Ignoring the one that makes us whole
No matter how dark it gets
I need to know it’s not just me in this
So when I can’t see the light
I’ll remember it exists
Learned to believe that the sky may fall
The world against me beyond my door
The growing dread tells me to hide away
But I’ll take control – I won’t be afraid of today
Aggressive, intense, extreme music (punk, hardcore, metal) should be raw and bullshit free, stripped of self-indulgent "mood setting" riffs and arrangements to produce its effect. PUNCH and "They Don't Have to Believe" is a paradigm of this ethos 'par excellence' as they say. _teeth
Dead Cross, Retox, and Qui members dish out subversive hardcore with an indignant smirk; come for the riffs, stay for the synth experiments. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2024
Knockout debut from a Buffalo, New York-based hardcore band who like their riffs sick, their drums fast, and their choruses sticky-sweet. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2024