The Annihilated: Demo cassette

Description

Reissue of the ripping UK hardcore band’s demo.

Our take: Im thankful this UK bands demo has a domestic US pressing because its one of my favorite hardcore recordings in recent memory. When this thing hit the internet, I was in love immediately. While the Annihilated has a timeless 80s American hardcore style, theres something about the way they do it that sounds realer and more urgent than just about any other recent band attempting the style. The vocals are mean as hell and the production couldnt be more perfect for my ears, and I love how there are traces of simple melody, something a lot of retro hardcore bands forget about. Push Me Around, for instance, reminds me of SOA or Negative Approach in that it sounds like bonehead UK82 punk thats been in solitary confinement for months, fed a minimal diet of bread and water, and then let loose. The way the vocal melody follows the guitar line is so simple and primal, and while I usually hate it when bands do that its perfect for this context. This tape gives me the same excitement I felt when I first heard Direct Control. Its hardcore that gets every single thing right.

• Format Type: cassette
• Genre: hardcore