RASKOL - Testimony EP

RASKOL was recommended to me by some friends as their "favorite band in Philly right now". I describe this as "d-beatdown": a backbone of pummeling d-beat with extremely tight and danceable side-to-side/2-step/slam parts. I'm all about sonic contrast, and this is one of my favorite combos. Too much non-stop d-beat and drawn out breakdowns alike get boring. Just hit me with tight assaults of both in equal measure. Are bands like this the pipeline for Hardcore kids getting into d-beat? I'm not sure but we need more of that too. NOSEBLEED from Richmond's 2017 EP was one of my top releases that year, and hearing this RASKOL EP is bringing me back to that record.

FFO: NOSEBLEED, TORSO

Released by Invisible Audio
Listen here: https://raskolphl.bandcamp.com/album/testimony-ep