Description
Norways Viking horde return with their first LP since 2012s hardcore masterpiece The Last Pagans. We Are the Sword expands on the bands signature X-Claim/early Dischord style, adding a second guitar and the metallic tinge of Bathory and Dark Throne to their FUs/SS Decontrol worship. This is heavier than you ever thought Shipwrecked would sound but its still fast, violent noise with no gimmicks or tricks. White vinyl mastered by Adam Gonsalves (Templars, Power Trip, Poison Idea, Elliot Smith) and housed in heavy black and gold jackets. Limited to 300 copies on Foreign Legion Records for their appearance at 2018s This is Hardcore Fest.
Our take: Shipwreckeds debut LP receiveda ton of hype a few years ago, but I never heard their releases so Im coming to this one fresh. My first impression is that it makes sense that Shipwrecked were hyped in 2012 because their brand of Boston hardcore worship is similar to the first Boston Strangler LP, which also came out that year. Once you get past this LP’s long intro (it takes up nearly the entire first side) you get a big helping of meat and potatoes hardcore that sounds like SSD and the FUs thrown into a blender. The labels description mentions that metallic influences creep in on this record, and aside from a few guitar leads that would fit well in a Battle Ruins song Im not sure I hear much of that. While I tend to prefer hardcore thats less straightforward, I understandwhy Shipwrecked get so much attention as they know their way around a hardcore tune.
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