lifeless - if i could be anyone but me

lifeless is a heavy hardcore band from new jersey. some call this tough guy hardcore, which i think, is a stupid term for describing aggressive music but if you hear that term, you know what they sound like. they released their first full length in 2011, called 'n.l.f.t.w.' and it was a solid slab of crushing metal induced hardcore with a dark tinge in the refrains ala type o negative. i liked the record and so i bought their follow-up 7" when i got the chance to.

this one is called 'if i could be anyone but me' and offers stuff in the same vein as the full length. the sound quality was improved and the 7" sounds real forceful and not that hollow as 'n.l.f.t.w.'. solid stuff all the way through. listen to 'reflections' and 'fame'. they have a good sense for energetic songwriting and damn, it grooves!

this piece of vinyl was, just as the first full length, released by harvcore records from the states. they came up with a bunch of nice vinyl colours. i ordered via per koro, so my colour was a mistery until the point the copy reached me. i got the blue/greyish 'corpse' vinyl. bad boy! on the harvcore page my 'corpse' vinyl isn't listed, but with cross reference from discogs this must be the purple one out of 100 copies. but i can't be sure. harvcore records. 2012.

per koro pt. 4/5: lifeless

lifeless - no love for the world

sometimes my memory just escapes me. in this case i have no clue how i stumbled upon lifeless. what i know is that i listened to the 'intro/born dead' song on youtube and then i remember being sold immediately. if you like your hardcore pumping through like a steamroller then lifeless is just right up your alley. good mix between 2-step-parts, breakdowns and apocalyptic melodies - i even felt reminded of some kind of type-o-negative vibe going on, unstoppable. lyrics are pretty dark and negative but not primitive. by no means they are very innovative but they're damn good just for what they are.

this u.s. based band is around since 2008 and even made it over the pond twice. nlftw is their first release and it was released by harvcore records. never heard of them though. i checked their current roaster and only know agitator because of their new record on six feet under rec. that's it, besides a turmoil re-release. lifeless has a new 7" out called 'if i could be anyone but me'. need to get my greedy hands on that.

the record comes on nice marbled clear orange vinyl. looks pretty decent! additionally you get a download dropcard for a digital copy. cool, too. pressing info is as follows: 100 clear-red mix, 100 navy blue (for record release), 300 translucent orange and 500 on maroon. as you can see i didn't get the most common pressing this time, which is usually the case when i order from a distro. just like with the previous h2o record. lucky me, haha.

harvcore records. 2011.