When I checked out the background of the band I found out that it’s like a „supergroup“ formed by people well known in the scene and already playing in bands like Bane, Converge, Fairweather, Only Crime, Darkest hour and so on…
The two tracks went on constant repeat for days, but what makes them so great? On one hand of course it’s the music and as mentioned earlier I love how they always jump between Hardcorish sounds and melodic Punkrock. It’s nothing really new, but it comes so fresh straight into your face, which didn’t happen to me in a long time. I always loved Bane and of course Only Crime. So maybe Aaron Dalbec the bassplayer is the reason? Cause he plays in both bands, but then there is the vocals which are so emotional that you can somehow feel the pain of singer Brian McTernan when he sings about his darker days like in the song Strength For Breath: