Shotpointblank
Heart of a Disbeliever
Surprise Attack (2005)
The stereotypical US citizen knows very little about Australia. In fact, what little knowledge they do have was likely learned from two sources: their grade school education and, of course, the hilarious films that chronicle the adventures of Paul Hogan as Crocodile Dundee. But who really cares about Australia? It's all the way on the other side of the world. And nothing good comes from there anyways, right? Wrong. Australia has an impressive hardcore scene, in which Day of Contempt, Against, and Shotpointblank are major forces. "Blood Ties" and "The Few, the True" kick the album off with speeding guitar riffs and drumming to match as vocalist Brett Eitzen screams his lungs out. These songs contain plenty of fast two-stepping parts as well as opportunities to dance with fairly aggressive breakdowns. Needless to say, your heart will be pumping by end of these cuts. Shotpointblank keeps chugging through song after song with fierce intent on demonstrating that Australia's style is just as good as New York City's. "Pretty as a Picture" still maintains the metallic hardcore vibe that was established in previous songs, but to it is added a little zest of thrash-metal guitars. The end product of combining theses … Read more
Buried Inside
Chronoclast
Relapse (2005)
My first encounter with Buried Inside involved a friend convincing me over AOL Instant Messenger (I get paid for that … Read more
Minus Story
Heaven and Hell
Jagjaguwar (2005)
Following up what was my #1 record of the year last year, Minus Story recently released an EP titled Heaven … Read more
