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| War Hound - 'Freedom' |
War Hound are back and are better than ever with a brand
new EP release titled Freedom. With a
new and improved line-up this is an EP not to be missed out on. If you are not
too familiar with this band then here is a little background information for
you. Based in Chicago (US) they started in 2009 and their first releases Call of the Hounds and Return of the Hardstyle gained them
appreciation in the hardcore scene and last year they released a full length Colder Than Ever which was awesome and
in the vein of bands like Biohazard and Fury of Five.
I have been looking forward to this EP for a while now
and it is nowhere near disappointing. This smashed all my expectations and they
have completely redefined their sound and have developed incredibly as a band.
I can’t quite put a genre to it but imagine a mix up of Biohazard, Korn,
hip-hop, intense screaming, dark metallic hardcore, beatdown style and BOOM you've got War Hound. The new song structures and lyrics are also a big step up
from the last release.
Opening with the track Anger this is an instant favourite for me, this is a solid 3 minutes
of pure aggression and heaviness. Constant chugging guitar riffs and crushing
drum beats dominate this and towards the end part of the song there is an earth
shaking breakdown which repeats a few times and really gets stuck in your head.
Stress follows this and really shows
off Ronnie Vinal’s vocal power of raw screams and pure anger. Towards the
end of this track there is a very strange harmonic guitar melody that is very
Korn-esque which I love.
This then continues
into the second half of the EP on the track Jealousy
but soon breaks out into some slow, down tuned guitar ring outs. The pace
starts to slow down throughout this track and into Fear but it never gets boring. They throw in some technical guitar solos alongside the droning chugs and heavy hitting drums and yet again
there is a frenzy of crazy raw screams and gang shout outs which shows a great
contrast between the paces and pitches.
Freedom
stands out to me as a fantastic release and shows some very strong beliefs and
attitudes that the hardcore scene should have! War Hound have created a monster
of a record so do not sleep on this! They are on a tour later this month in the
US with Lionheart and Havenside which I am jealous I can’t attend as am based
in the UK. Hopefully War Hound will try and play here again in the near future.
I’d love to see how the new material goes down live!
Freedom is
currently available for downloads at the below links:
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