the new warhound lp. with their debut full length 'colder than ever' it was a bit like a surprise box. i wasn't sure of what i was going to get. in the end it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. the record was reminiscent of nineties hardcore crossover ala biohazard, life of agony and even a bit dog eat dog. i really liked it and still do. therefore i was eager to hear their new material.
i get the regular newsletter of beatdown hardwear records and through this channel i heard news about a coming sophomore record. as soon as pre-orders were up, i headed over to the store and placed my order. the record and some others had been delivered right at release date and so this was an all smooth transaction, as always with bdhw. cool when things work that hassle free.
so now to the record at hand. well..., after only a few listens i'm pretty underwhelmed. they strayed from the path with this new record now playing some kind of experimental dark hardcore. i don't know how to describe it. this reminds me of a freaked out version of emmure. and if you know emmure, you know it's hard to sound even more freaked out than emmure does already. everything sounds so overdone without the right sense for composition.
it's a shame but gone are all their cool ninties reminiscences. i don't think i'll spin this very often. it's going to be filed away with the hope for better releases of warhound. maybe you like to check for yourself. feel free to do so. i snagged the most limited colour which is clear and out of 100 copies. mine is #9. a nice low number. beatdown hardwear records. 2014.
