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Gehenna – “Negative Hardcore” LP
The notorious dark-hardcore band that originated in San Diego, California in 1993 (now based in Reno, Nevada). A curious choice of title for this album that was recorded in 2015, and then later mastered in 2021 (like no one else ever thought to mix hardcore with negativity? uhhh…). Always a band that sounded like they were grappling with some serious shit, while they blended their own mix of metals (Death, Black, Thrash) with nihilistic hardcore rage. Featuring some surprisingly fast breaks, (I don’t remember these guys being blast-beating speed-freaks?) at times reminding me of Heresy circa the Concrete Sox split. High praise. Initially I was kind of wary as to why Iron Lung has released this… and then a few songs in and it begins to make perfect sense.
