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| Surveyor - 'No Life, No Future' |
I think beatdown hardcore seems to be developing a greater following in this current time and over the past few years has seen a massive
increase in the number of beatdown, down-tempo style bands. The definition of 'heavy' though is changing throughout this scene and it feels that each band is
trying to outdo another with heavier and heavier breakdowns (nothing like a bit
of friendly competition I guess). In this instance Surveyor are new on the
block from California US and oh boy, their first release No Life No Future left me feeling like I’ve
had all of my teeth kicked out!
Although beatdown style hardcore isn’t the most technical
or adventurous approach, it still packs one hell of a punch. From listening to this EP for the first time I felt the idea of
Surveyor is to slam crowds with chugging down tempo riffs and ninja kick worthy
breakdowns that make you wanna punch a hole through the wall. This is straight
up gritty beatdown hardcore played with 500% pure negative attitude. The first
track No Life kicks off with catchy double
bass and a drawn out intro section which soon snaps to a slamming tough guy breakdown
and throaty aggressive vocals. To me it sounds a little reminiscent of bands
like Drowning and World of Pain and the heaviness should raise an eyebrow or
two.
Surveyor havn’t set out to be groundbreaking and bring
nothing new to the table but tracks like Vida
Dura and Lost Sleep definitely show
an onslaught of bulky guitar two step rhythms and lots of strung out build ups
to yet more fat breakdowns. The deep throaty vocals fit perfectly for this
style of hardcore with lyrics to match especially in the track No Future.
All in all this is a mosh fest of a record and I think it’s
pretty clear they have achieved their main mission of releasing a heavy and
angry record that all fans of this genre should enjoy. I have to say if you do
like beatdown hardcore, this ain’t half bad, check it out and buy it below.
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