ays, or against your society in full, is a hardcore band from düsseldorf, germany. they are around for quite some time now. around since 2005 at least, this band flew across my radar a couple of times. was it via some magazine interviews/reviews or via a copy of 'eroded by the breeze' sitting at burnout record store for something like two years. i don't really know what held me from getting some recorded material but it actually never happened. when i was in cologne this august things changed.
i was flicking through the racks at underdog store and came across a copy of ays' sophomore full length and first 12" release called 'wreck my soul'. i checked if it was on colour vinyl and as soon as this was confirmed, i knew it was finally the right time for ays and me. boy, must have been there for seven years waiting for me. could that be? whatever, to me this sucker is the freshest sounding hardcore record of the year, only that it was unleashed already seven years ago.
i mean, they don't re-invent the hardcore wheel but it's simply better than most recent nyhc-tinged releases. fast, crisp, angry and the right dosage of melody. check out 'cruel minds' and the title song and realise that ays rules. when i was home again from holidays i checked the pressing information for this bad boy and was pleasantly surprised to find that i have a copy limited to 100 only. discogs says that there are 25 copies of the violet splatter version coming with record release cover and the remaining 75 being hand numbered. however, mine isn't numbered as far as i can tell. well, for full info check discogs here. cobra records. 2008.
