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| First Try - Upstart 'Through the Hardships' |
This split record has been out since February and I cannot
believe that I have only just had the chance to listen to this. Both First Try
and Upstart have pieced together a bombardment of aggressive hardcore tracks
which compiles Through the Hardships
which is a split definitely worth checking out.
First Try kicks the record off with 5 brand new tracks, if
you are already familiar with their style from listening to Ill-Gotten Life then you will know what
to expect as they have kept their trademark sound. These tracks are an assault
of fast paced hardcore music with 110% aggression. The introduction of the
tracks start off quite melodic but don’t be fooled the screeching vocals and
heavy riffs kick in just after this. This
City Belongs to Us contains a perfect mix of fast paced, heavy slow
breakdown parts and progressive guitar parts to create a fierce and ferocious
monster of a band. The next track Back in
Business starts off with a slow side to side mosh part which really gets
you in the mood to move around. There’s a nice mix of ear piercing screams and
deeper rough screams which I found entertaining mixes things up a bit. In this
track and Ethic Fail there are some
spoken words too which leads to more heavy riffage and rapid drum beats.
All I can say is that I really enjoyed the first 5 tracks
and they deliver a nice aggressive style through their varied sounds and this
is far from boring. A very energetic band that keeps you entertained
throughout. Check out their older tracks too if you dig these.
Upstart is up next with their 5 tracks brand new to the Lyon
hardcore scene and sound in the vein of Terror, Blacklisted and Sick of it All.
From these influences you couldn't expect anything less than a straight up in
your face sound. The track My Pride kicks
off the second side of the split with fast paced drums and heavy guitar riffs.
Alongside the pummelling instruments, the vocals are very strong and angry resulting
in a sound that is very Terror like. Although we've heard this style come
across in a lot of modern hardcore bands I just can’t hate it. They produce
some very hard-hitting tracks and To an
End and Walk Out prove this is a
band who I am sure is here to stay. The recordings are of great quality and
Upstart have got the transitions between tracks perfectly running smoothly
through the record.
As a whole, although this is nothing ground breaking, both
bands smashed it on this split and have produced some good quality heavy
hardcore. If you haven’t heard this split yet or these two bands check them out
here below.