i was browsing some blogs lately, vinyl related and music related in general. doing so i stumbled upon a blog called 'xstuck-in-the-pastx'. more precisely the post 'ten new metallic hardcore bands you should listen to'. among those chosen ten was a band going by the name of fourth crusade and they were compared to other classic european bands such as arkangel, reprisal and congress. wait, did i read congress? my favourite edge-metal band likened to this german group? my interest awoke.
i followed the hype around u.k.'s xrepentancex last year but it found me a bit disappointed because their stuff didn't work for me. so after i checked fourth crusade's bandcamp i was delighted to experience a strong modern, metallic hardcore band that yet was distinctively reminiscent of that nineties signature sound. a sound that i heard for the last time when wolfxdown released their first 7" five years ago. of course i needed some vinyl after i listened to the songs.
their first onslaught was their demo from 2015 and a tape only release. fortunately their second release called 'sower of perdition' was pressed to vinyl and still available via their german label rising nemesis. this 7" was a co-release with u.k.'s soaked in torment records from manchester. 300 copies pressed in total with 150 clear red vinyl copies for the english label and 150 opaque grey vinyl copies for the german label. go listen to that vegan straight edge monster and then order a copy of your choice. soaked in torment records. rising nemesis records vinyl & tape. 2016.
