LOVE AND COMPASSION - ...Or Else

NYC's beloved new crust band. My take is that this is metalcore disguised as crust. For fans of MORNING AGAIN, CHOKEHOLD and NAUSEA. Maybe I selfishly read it this way because I am always looking for that perfect crossover of two things I love, crust and breakdown 90s metalcore. Crust and metalcore are just closer than you think but they really belong together. Love/Compassion Crust/Core. Political lyrics to make you angry over heavy chugs to hype you up. There's even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance of the riff from "Firestorm". Spoken word sections. Even the tape title "...or else" sounds like a mosh call. They're probably intentionally going for a lo-fi straight-to-tape recording quality but to me it just sounds like a CD put out by in 1997 by a band from Florida. Maybe they are adding a 2nd guitar, which is a good call. The next recording will be h e a v y. I also love the tastefully deployed flanger.

On on cassette from Peace of Mind https://peaceofmindinatroubledworld.nyc/. Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1a2lB72AHQ