No Idea Records sends us a recommendation across the pond: BLACK GOD is their current punk-HC insider tip,
The quartet from Kentucky follows in the footsteps of pioneers like Black Flag or Negative Approach. Their motto: Short but impactful, both in sound and message.
What do the singer of a hardcore punk band, a Kung Fu teacher, and a PhD university lecturer in special education have in common?
At first glance, not much, but in this case, they are all united in one person: Rob Pennington, the frontman of the hardcore punk combo "Black God". The dark apostles hail from the scene around Louisville, Kentucky, and each has twenty years of experience in the heavyweight division of hardcore.
The aggressively driving sound evokes memories of old-school heroes like Minor Threat, Negative Approach, Drive Like Jehu, or the recent phoenix from the ashes, OFF!. In the style of OFF!, Black God reanimates the familiar sound and embeds social and political themes within it.
The quartet from Kentucky follows in the footsteps of pioneers like Black Flag or Negative Approach. Their motto: Short but impactful, both in sound and message.
What do the singer of a hardcore punk band, a Kung Fu teacher, and a PhD university lecturer in special education have in common?
At first glance, not much, but in this case, they are all united in one person: Rob Pennington, the frontman of the hardcore punk combo "Black God". The dark apostles hail from the scene around Louisville, Kentucky, and each has twenty years of experience in the heavyweight division of hardcore.
The aggressively driving sound evokes memories of old-school heroes like Minor Threat, Negative Approach, Drive Like Jehu, or the recent phoenix from the ashes, OFF!. In the style of OFF!, Black God reanimates the familiar sound and embeds social and political themes within it.
