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Today Forever "The New Pathetic" |
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Written by The 616
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Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |
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I have to say, I feel old any more when it comes to hardcore. I go to shows, I look at cds in the record store (which is surreal to me in and of itself...hardcore cds in an FYE or a Sam Goody?) and I genuinely don't understand how we went from bands like Snapcase to bands like Throwdown...speaking of which...what the HELL happened to Throwdown, and when did Phil Anselmo start working as their marketing and developing person, and how do I fix that...because their new cd is an embarrassment. All that aside, I'm one of those hardcore kids who genuinely misses 1990-99. Bands like 108 might be making a comeback (finally), but where are the groups like Snapcase and Strife?
I'll tell you where...overseas. Meet Today Forever...a band in the year
2007 who actually thinks Snapcase style hardcore is worth playing...go
figure, right? The band's new album, The New Pathetic is both a breath
of fresh air and a reminder that no matter how bad hardcore gets (and
believe me...take a walk through a Hot Topic...it's getting PRETTY bad)
there are always bands out there who get it and want to keep things
alive and breathing. With tracks like 'Identity' and 'I'm Guilty,
Honey' Today Forever brings the noise and then some. Hopefully they
don't slow down any time soon.
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