Cadaver Dog- demo tape review

Cadaver Dog- demo tape review

Rough- sounding 80s hardcore with growlithe, raspy vocals delivered with invective fury and a misanthropic energy.  The low-fi production undoubtedly benefits the band here, and the simplicity is the adored quality of hardcore punk like this.  Like Loli & the Chones for garage punk and Slayer for thrash metal, this demo cuts right to the chase, to the forefront of a handful of bands bringing back that simple, angry, fast, and raw hardcore sound.  Circle and push pits galore during the short length of this demo, there isn’t any time to break down the walls.  Recommended if one can locate a reasonably-priced copy.

-Aunty Social

Negative Degree- demo CS review

Negative Degree- demo CS review

This band has former members of Guns N’ Rosa Parks, and that similar influence shows through here.  It’s raw, garage-y 80s hardcore that sounds like it was produced in a basement in exchange for a 24-pack of Coors.  It shouldn’t sound any other way, especially with bare bones hardcore like this.  Lyrical topics are a bit diverse, covering hatred of work, hatred of one’s hometown, hatred of the service industry… there’s a legitimate pattern here.  A return to the absolute hardcore basics, indeed.  The guitar sounds a little different, like the amp was barely using any distortion at all- very strange.  This is a solid demo from a solid band, to be certain.  The tapes aren’t easy to find anymore, but the 7” with the same songs is.  Grab one.

-Aunty Social