Taken from BORSTAL'S debut EP 'AT HER MAJESTY'S PLEASURE' to be released on April 1st 2021 via 4 FAMILY RECORDS
Borstal is a collabo between Pierre Knuckledust/Bun Dem Out and drummer of Brujeria, Cradle Of Filth and some other metal bands I don't really care about. The rest of the squad is taken from Dripback and King of Pigs. The upcoming album will feature King Of The Jungle by Last Resort cover. Oi!
2020 was wack. It started being wack one day in January, followed by another wack day, and then by 365 more. If your name not Bezos, you can relate. As far as hardcore, the scene has seen better days but I had no problem coming up with a few rippers. The list below proves that even in a dry year, you can still find some legit gems.
Here’s my top of 2020 (spoiler: no Higher Power):
No Saving Grace caught my attention with the recent two-track digital release: Private Hell and Shadow. Both tunes absolutely knock. If you're into heavy ass beatdown hardcore but without all the drama and posturing look no more. It's just two songs but the band does not miss a step musically or lyrically. Honest, down to earth lyrics backed by a bone-crushing groove plucked straight from 90' beatdown heyday. Check out the interview below, check the new tunes and check their back catalog, the band has been steadily putting out records since 2014.
Could you please introduce No Saving Grace and give us some history of the
band? I be honest, although you’ve been around for a couple years already,
it’s just now that I got to learn about the band.
NSG have been around since 2013 but released our first demo in 2014 due to a
lot of line up changes. Since then we have put out EPs, demos, played a bunch
of shows in the UK/Germany/Finland etc and recently put out a promo tape on
Moral Panic Records. I guess one the main reasons we have been flying under
the radar so much is because we come from a smaller town in northern Europe
without any big label promoting us and haven’t been touring nearly as much as
we should. We’re still grinding as a band though and plan to put out an album
as our next move.
There’s no money, no glory, no fame, so why start a hardcore band?
I think for most people it’s the love of the music and the energy you get from
playing hardcore shows can be really addictive. For me it’s both of those
reasons but also I got a lot of shit I wanna vent about and having a band
where I can write lyrics about that stuff and having people relate to it is
really important to me. Plus the love you get from the hardcore scene is huge.
Man I heard this record a few months ago already but it’s just now that I own a copy. Had to sell my TV to get this one but I have no regrets, bumping that shit on my second hand stereo is the greatest feeling ever. This album is my last year’s top ten no doubt and probably one of the finest hardcore in Europe in recent times. The intensity and the way it flows make me feel like Punishment Park could be a zenith for the UKHC scene that’s been taking over for the last few years. It’s a well thought out NYHC mayhem, think Brightside-era Killing Time meets 90' Madball by way of Backtrack. That style never gets tired.
This much I know: if you dig the band's previous stuff, you’ll love this one cause it’s even better. But if you’ve got no clue what Big Cheese is about and having read to this point you’re still wondering if I recommend it, the answer is yes.
Dope lyrics: Too rapacious to impart and never with a heavy heart / Keep the knowledge to yourself and the secrets to your wealth / The glimmering of your riches, whilst we’re all dying in ditches / You climb the tower to the sun but you’re the only one.
Embitter: First single off the debut Embitter full length '1134', released on The Coming Strife Records.
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