Artist: Closure
Album: Self Titled 7"
Release: 2010
Label: Thirty Days of Night
Tracklist:
1. The Vomiter
2. Jim's Round
3. Whorehouse
4. Trapped
5. Victim
6. Die
7. Television
8. Closure
Closure is a hardcore band from Leeds, U.K. who come from the Crossed Out-school of powerviolence-influenced hardcore, much in the same vein as Boston's Scapegoat, albeit heavier and more to my liking. For something that's pretty indebted to its influences, Closure manages to really produce something exciting.
If you're a fan of the bands mentioned above, it will be no surprise that Closure alternates between extremely fast bursts of pure hatred and blugeoning heavy parts, with these transitions between the two being completely smooth. Their lyrical content revolves around lewd and grotesque imagery, which lends itself well to their pummeling sound.
The 7" opens up with "The Vomiter," which gives a perfect indication of what's to come: dark, heavy bass tones, jackhammer drums, and a gruff Englishman spouting off indecipherable tales of gore, all before slowing it down to a crawl. The rest of the album follow suit: "Trapped," my favorite song on the 7", functions in a very similar way, possessing a real sweet riff during its breakdown, "Victim" straight up has a d-beat, and "Die" is probably their most straightforward and furious statement. All in all, this rips and the band manages to keep their sound fresh, which is most certainly a feat for the type of music they play.
This 7" was released by Thirty Days of Night in a version of 300 copies, so be sure to order it from them if, like me, you live across the Atlantic. This will certain whet the appetites of anyone still wishing it was still the early 90s, a better time when everyone was nice and people weren't afraid to cry at shows.
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Album: Self Titled 7"
Release: 2010
Label: Thirty Days of Night
Tracklist:
1. The Vomiter
2. Jim's Round
3. Whorehouse
4. Trapped
5. Victim
6. Die
7. Television
8. Closure
Closure is a hardcore band from Leeds, U.K. who come from the Crossed Out-school of powerviolence-influenced hardcore, much in the same vein as Boston's Scapegoat, albeit heavier and more to my liking. For something that's pretty indebted to its influences, Closure manages to really produce something exciting.
If you're a fan of the bands mentioned above, it will be no surprise that Closure alternates between extremely fast bursts of pure hatred and blugeoning heavy parts, with these transitions between the two being completely smooth. Their lyrical content revolves around lewd and grotesque imagery, which lends itself well to their pummeling sound.
The 7" opens up with "The Vomiter," which gives a perfect indication of what's to come: dark, heavy bass tones, jackhammer drums, and a gruff Englishman spouting off indecipherable tales of gore, all before slowing it down to a crawl. The rest of the album follow suit: "Trapped," my favorite song on the 7", functions in a very similar way, possessing a real sweet riff during its breakdown, "Victim" straight up has a d-beat, and "Die" is probably their most straightforward and furious statement. All in all, this rips and the band manages to keep their sound fresh, which is most certainly a feat for the type of music they play.
This 7" was released by Thirty Days of Night in a version of 300 copies, so be sure to order it from them if, like me, you live across the Atlantic. This will certain whet the appetites of anyone still wishing it was still the early 90s, a better time when everyone was nice and people weren't afraid to cry at shows.
Download Here
Buy Here
-Adam
48 comments:
Oh hey, you guys posted some good music.
good stuff! thanks for the introduction
Actually, this is on and available from from the Thirty Days of Night label: http://thirtydaysofnightrecords.bigcartel.com/
Thanks for the update! I got confused during my correspondence with the band. My bad.
Anon - glad you finally like something we've done
-Adam
closure is the real deal
check out also another leeds band
http://www.myspace.com/mouthhc
Hasn't the message reached across the ocean that power violence revival shit has been beat dead since 2006. No one ever needs to hear another band like Crossed Out ever again. Isn't there a million of these bands in the UK already? Mob Rules, Braindead, etc. Yuck.
Yeah, they should realize that it's time to ape the same four Japanese bands or just be in mysterious guy hardcore and black metal bands.
-Adam
FUCK I just accidentally rejected two comments regarding this post. here is my best to paraphrase them:
1. terminalnation said = why does it matter if they follow trends, kevin? 7" slays. following trends =/= no punk.
2. someone said = generic. ripped same artwork from the book that scapegoat did. new scapegoat tape is heavier. other stuff being critical about the 7" that i can't remember. sorry!
woopsies! i like the new scapegoat tape. the 7", though, i think is not so good.
-Adam
and feel free to retype them or something. sorry. i'm a dum-dum.
Killer 7"! The "PV revival" arguments are too funny. I'm glad Closure didn't incorporate black metal elements into their music. That's the current boring state of hardcore these days.
awesome post!
scapegoat is better.
I think the Scapegoat vs. Closure arguments are irrelevant. Both are great bands!
-Adam
I don't even like black metal-punk shit. I'm just saying I think Hatred Surge was the final band that was able to do this shit well.
Endless Blockade rules
So that means bands should stop trying?
B9er in disguise.
Humm, Kevin. Power Violence revival died in 2006. And then in 2008 you posted it all on your blog. Fuck all this being "over" a style of music. Being a blogger doesn't make you punk.
"-kevin said...
I don't even like black metal-punk shit. I'm just saying I think Hatred Surge was the final band that was able to do this shit well."
http://fashionableactivism.blogspot.com/2009/03/bone-awl.html
if you look at -kevin's posts from 2008, it's all the revival shit he said should have died in 2006, like Mindless Mutant, Weekend Nachos, Scapegoat, etc.
"Really kick ass power violence influenced by some of the greats (most noticeably, Crossed Out)."
-his review about the Scapegoat 7".
hmm, sounds like a trend hopper to me.
also, he was 13 in 2006.
let's not turn this into a -kevin roast here
-Adam
I was being facetious. All I'm saying is that there should be less power violence influenced bands because it's fucking boring when every band sounds the same, y'knoe..
P.S. yall a bunch of pooseyfooters.
Negative Kevin, Mob Rules would melt your face off. Superior on all levels to any band of their ilk playing in the last half a decade if not more. Seriously intense.
first off, l iove this blog. secondly, this is the label that brought the world bring me the horizon and irredeemably shit uk 'deathcore'. oh well. i guess they're 'getting with the times' now.
It's boring when every band sounds like gauze.
North Light - I think it's the label of their ex-guitarist. They'd prefer if you bought from themselves, rather in than the label.
-Adam
this shit's good!!!!! p.s. bring me the horizon were never on 30 days of night. lol gtfo
I really liked it when you posted the Red House Painters album. Although this is a good post too.
My original question that was deleted was: What is mysterious guy hardcore? Can you name some bands for me? I do not understand this concept...
- Eli
Sorry to have deleted it! As I explained above, I accidentally deleted a batch.
The term is hilarious, but I'll let someone else define it.
-Adam
I've seen mysterious guy hardcore written in all the most mysterious and hardcore venues. I don't want to know the definition, because when things are defined they're no longer mysterious, and they're also less hardcore.
Yeah, in order to maintain my own personal mystery, I can't discuss this matter any further.
Get Mysterious.
-???
Hate to shit on your lovely parade here, but this here label released some of the worst "deathcore" & music to ever exist, eternal lord, Bring me the horizon the list is entirely fucking endless and here's Jamie now releasing "powerviolence" records, clearly trying to get on the bandwagon as this subgenre is now suddenly en vogue & hip.
The absolute fucking irony & contradiction, fuck this band, fuck this label
Would love to see what the Narcosis guys think of this (read not the fruity queer that kicked out Chris & formed the ergon carousel)
Anonymous Anonymous said...
this shit's good!!!!! p.s. bring me the horizon were never on 30 days of night. lol gtfo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Days_of_Night_Records
Godfather - While I'm completely uninterested and ignorant to the personal stuff you're talking about (as well as deathcore, a term I first heard maybe four months ago), I don't see how this should affect one's opinion on Closure.
From the email correspondence I have had with them, it's clear that the band are on bad terms with the label and regret releasing this 7" with them.
Additionally, powerviolence hasn't been super en vogue/hip since 2006 or 2007, really.
The hate and passion put towards the band just seems unwarranted, is all.
-Adam
Yeah the label sucked, but they got a shit load of free records out of it. And obviously won't be dealing with thirty days of night, so they're winning in my opinion.
Well then I hope they find a much better label.
& PV came into play bigtime, late 08
Next trend, Power electronics & noise rock.
great blog!.
Take care.
^ someone was late to the game
Power Violence was big in 2008? Why weren't people coming to see my band back then? Shit.
Mario Lopez is working on a Powerviolence album as we speak, i heard it on mtv's power V hour, hosted by Perez Hilton. but seriously Mario was a badass skinman on kids incorporated.
godfather Jamie the guy who runs the label was in powerviolence bands in 1998 Closure are a hardcore band not in anyway powerviolence
jamie was also gonna put out the Narcosis vinyl 4 or 5 years ago so stop talking rubbish!
"Mob Rules would melt your face off. Superior on all levels to any band of their ilk playing in the last half a decade if not more. Seriously intense."
Seriously, you're an idiot. Mob rules are a total tryhard, third rate band on every level.
INCORRECT.
Met these guys a few times at gigs, really sorted. My second favourite UK underground band after Moloch.
-Cal
You can download the couple of years old Mob Rules 7" here - http://sunold864.blogspot.com/2010/04/donor.html#comments
A track 'white bar' of the new Mob Rules LP on zandor records is available for download here: -
http://www.mediafire.com/?bc9x0pmp7cs3j88
The Mob RUles LP is available now email-
TEAMXZANDOR AT YAHOO DOT CO DOT UK
and Alex will give you the ordering details
STOP FIGHTING.
*insert JPEG of Jimmy Pursey here*
Closure / Mouth / Bonestorm / Torn Apart 4 way split 2x 7" available from:
http://hittimerecords.bigcartel.com
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