Dismantle-
In Stride tape review
Mixing 80s hardcore and what I call
new age hardcore (the sort of metalcore-influenced mid-tempo hardcore done by
bands like Expire, Rotting Out, Trapped Under Ice, the Mongoloids, Backtrack,
Malfunction, Take Offense, Soul Search, etc.), this tape is a little different
than the band’s ‘Complaints’ 7”, but in a good way. This seems to be more go than slow, and has a
very distinct guitar tone, not too far off from the ones used in Nardcore
bands- in short, it’s more punk than hardcore, and I like it. The vocals are slightly nascent shouts
delivered in differing bursts of length, with words/lyrics largely aligned to a
philosophy of “fish out of water, but certainly not out of place”; it’s
relatable and individualistic. The
lyrics are better here, but still comparable to the EP, so not fantastic but
not bad either; par/birdie for the course.
For a demo, I dug it pretty well.
Also, I must say that the last song has a bass line very much like
Negative Approach’s classic ‘Ready to Fight’, and that’s cool as hell.
-Aunty Social
