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| THE BEAUTIFUL ONES |
Very catchy modern Hardcore with tactful yelling and great melodic sung choruses/hooks. The balance between melody and the unexpected (yet incredibly welcomed and tasteful) beatdown parts works wonders in keeping these dudes interesting and apart from the rest. I definitely feel that if they work to get out there and be seen, they could be a lot of people's next favorite band.
Their name has come up in conversation frequently the past couple of days and no one has had a band thing to say about them — both musically and personally (which goes a long way for me these days), so I look forward to hearing and hopefully seeing more of them in the near future.
THE BEAUTIFUL ONES, Demo 2011
01. Too Beautiful
02. Truth Hurts
03. Old News, Same Blues
04. Absolute Minds
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WAR HOUND |
Young(er) kids from Chicago with the ultimate NYHC-inspired band, War Hound. The Biohazard, Crown Of Thornz/Skarhead influence is beyond incredible but again, they manage to morph it into a very unique sound of their own and keep it quite interesting throughout the entire demo.
They released an official demo last year that dropped it just as hard as this does and they've been grinding since, getting their name out there. These songs are a self-released promotional demo for an upcoming full-length they will be releasing through I Scream Records. Grab these songs and feel that pit action pump through your speakers. Big things for these dudes in the coming year if they keep this ball rolling.
WAR HOUND, Return Of The Hardstyle
01. Return Of The Hardstyle
02. Reality Check
03. The Path Of The Wicked
04. Despair
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TWITCHING TONGUES |
If you are familiar with Only Living Witness, you would know that the name of this band (I can only assume) came from the title of a song of the same name on their "Prone Mortal Form" record — a record that has seemed to slip through the cracks throughout the years in terms of appreciated releases. The ones who appreciate OLW and their records, truly appreciate them... and it's apparent that the guys in Twitching Tongues do.
They have done an extremely fine job of building a band with a sound of their own based on the influence of not only Only Living Witness but Type O Negative as well, as heard on the song "Loveless Nightmare". Coming from the Los Angeles hardcore scene, these guys breathe a very welcoming breath of fresh air into what is typically a stale musical environment in terms of originality and creativity in song writing. Definitely check them out if you're into any of aforementioned bands or are looking to broaden your tastes in terms of hardcore. They do a fine job of blending melodramatic emotional lyrics and tones with some extremely heavy riffing at times. Quickly becoming a favorite of mine in recent years.
TWITCHING TONGUES, Demo
01. No Gold
02. Razor's Edge
03. Loveless Nightmare
