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Locked In
Walk the Plank

Hurry Up! (2008) Jason

Locked In – Walk the Plank cover artwork
Locked In – Walk the Plank — Hurry Up!, 2008

We head off to the land of pizza and the Pope for this full-length release by Locked In. I never thought of Italy as a hotbed of hardcore bands and Walk the Plank does nothing to deter that as I'm forced to review yet another run of the mill hardcore band.

Locked In play metal influenced hardcore with high-pitched yelled vocals that remind of Joe Harder from Pressure. Locked In sounds like Comeback Kid or very bored Sick of it All. The guitars are meaty and the mosh is plentiful but there is once again nothing that really captures my attention while listening to Walk the Plank.

I really don't ask much from my hardcore bands but when they play a version of hardcore that I've already heard a million times before and don't do anything new with it I don't feel really any need to discuss their releases anymore. I understand you are angry and here's your soundtrack but let's be honest, Locked In, you sound like every other band that wants to be on Bridge Nine. You can add all the mosh parts you want or even start singing here and there, there's really nothing that going to save you from me giving you yet another mediocre score to yet another mediocre band. It doesn't matter where you are from when you just end up sounding like everyone else.

5.0 / 10Jason • October 6, 2009

Locked In – Walk the Plank cover artwork
Locked In – Walk the Plank — Hurry Up!, 2008

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