Four New Releases from Rivalry Records
Currently playing: Metroschifter - S/T (7" picture disc, Redwood Records 1999)
It seems without question that Rivalry Records is the best modern hardcore label. I've yet to hear a bad album that they released. Following up on last spring's 7" split records (Champion vs. Betrayed, Go It Alone vs. Blue Monday), Rivalry released four albums this summer which I waited far too long to purchase: "Mill City" by Another Breath, "From Anger and Rage" by Verse, "Substance" by Betrayed, and "What We Know" by The First Step.
The vinyl versions of all four of these albums came in the mail today. They're all single LPs on colored vinyl. The Betrayed and Verse albums are on a sort of beige/cream-colored vinyl, in gatefold packaging. The First Step album came on a very cool black/blue mix, very similar to the Go It Alone vs. Blue Monday split 7". The Another Breath album is done in translucent navy blue. I'd take pictures if I had a digital camera...
I've listened to each of these records only once, and my first impression is quite positive. When you spin a hardcore record for the first time, the music often seems generic. It often takes a while to decipher the lyrics which so often distinguish a great hardcore record from a mediocre one. None of these records were like that -- each one left a very solid first impression. Look for a full review of each album over the next few days, after I get a chance to digest the new music and come up with an informed opinion.
It seems without question that Rivalry Records is the best modern hardcore label. I've yet to hear a bad album that they released. Following up on last spring's 7" split records (Champion vs. Betrayed, Go It Alone vs. Blue Monday), Rivalry released four albums this summer which I waited far too long to purchase: "Mill City" by Another Breath, "From Anger and Rage" by Verse, "Substance" by Betrayed, and "What We Know" by The First Step.
The vinyl versions of all four of these albums came in the mail today. They're all single LPs on colored vinyl. The Betrayed and Verse albums are on a sort of beige/cream-colored vinyl, in gatefold packaging. The First Step album came on a very cool black/blue mix, very similar to the Go It Alone vs. Blue Monday split 7". The Another Breath album is done in translucent navy blue. I'd take pictures if I had a digital camera...
I've listened to each of these records only once, and my first impression is quite positive. When you spin a hardcore record for the first time, the music often seems generic. It often takes a while to decipher the lyrics which so often distinguish a great hardcore record from a mediocre one. None of these records were like that -- each one left a very solid first impression. Look for a full review of each album over the next few days, after I get a chance to digest the new music and come up with an informed opinion.
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