![]() You look forward to coming in here, going on the ice with the guys, and when we go out there and perform like that, it’s obviously a fun day at the job.” “Obviously when you’re on a three-game winning streak, the mood in the room is happy every day. “I love the group that we got, and the guys we brought in, and I think everyone’s grown from last year and we all got better,” Mercer said. Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier each had an assist, while Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves as the Devils continue to play well after an 0-2 start. Yegor Sharangovich and Dawson Mercer scored second-period goals and the New Jersey Devils won their third straight game, beating the San Jose Sharks 2-1 Saturday. The original zine that came out in addition to the tape is also available in pdf format as part of the digital download.NEWARK, N.J. The band still rocks live and the new songs went off when I saw them a few months ago.ĭIY Conspiracy’s special Edge Day compilation was sold out on tape but you can now stream it on Bandcamp. “Different Method” is the perfect straight edge pride song and every call out for “the OC” and for the straight edge kids really makes me feel at home for this record. “Violation of Trust” is the best song the band has ever put out. They have choruses and song structures now. They keep the same fast, punk energy as their early material but the songs are longer. I love this record because it feels like the band I knew and loved grew up. Three years later, suffice it to say, my expectations for this LP were high. I had been sober my whole life but seeing them talk about straight edge just felt like finding the missing puzzle piece. When I was 16, I saw them open for Knocked Loose and the Acacia Strain and it changed my life. Let me give you a little personal history lesson: I claimed edge at a DARE show. Are One Step Closer the new Have Heart?! Only time will tell.ĭARE’s new LP Against All Odds is everything I wanted and more. If you are into bands like Turning Point or Undertow and you secretly worship The Cure, you’ll definitely dig those youngsters from Wilkes–Barre, Pennsylvania. This Place You Know, following up a six-song EP and a demo features ten songs of heavy, melodic, emotional, late ‘90s / early ‘00s hardcore. I don’t know if it can fall under the straight edge label, even though as far as I know all of the OSC members abstain from consuming drugs or alcohol, and maybe the ‘straight edge hardcore’ term does not do justice to the record at all since it’s an amazing ‘just hardcore’ record. This Place You Know was undoubtedly one of my favorite-and most anticipated-hardcore records of 2021 could make my top 5 or even top 3 easily. I used to listen to their first EP a lot but with that show, they hit another level for me. I fell in love with One Step Closer after seeing them live in Berlin two years ago, on their tour with Turnstile, Gag, and Glitterer. This band has already hit the road to support this release, having traveled up and down California, and my hope is that they will reach other regions in the future! This can be heard throughout the release, but particularly stands out on the third track, “New Paths”, which is very drum-led. In addition to this was the incorporation of more complex rhythmic accents between the drums and strings. While still paying homage to traditional hardcore bands of the early-mid ’00s like The First Step and Keep It Clear, as they have in their previous music, I heard some more modern elements of bands like DARE with the groove-heavy first track, “Stolen Time”. On their demo, they upheld the youth crew sound that I normally gravitate towards, but not hearing that right away on this record challenged me as a listener and made me respect the successful attempt they made to build on top of that and to move into a different space. What I liked about this release right away, is that it felt different than anything they’ve released before. In 2021, they released Imprint, a six-song 12” EP on Safe Inside Records. Since their inception in 2019, the band have released a demo, a promo, and have appeared on a few comps. ![]() Headcount’s primary songwriter is their drummer, Matt, who is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, responsible for many excellent bands from the area. Both seem to be a challenge, particularly in hardcore. ![]() Two things I admire in a band is when someone other than the guitar player or singer writes the music and when you can see that band’s songwriting progress and grow.
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