It took a whole two years, but now the new album "PIT BEAST" by the Californian hardcore band HOODS is out. HOODS are now considered something like the veterans of the scene. They have been around since 1995. That's quite a long time. Even the intro of the CD hints at what awaits the listener for eleven songs. Dark guitar sounds with a sinister bass line prepare the listener for a true storm. This is hardcore, and it's really heavy! Spoken word, screaming, singing, and sometimes even a few melodic tones come from the mouth of singer Ben Garcia. Accompanied by a drum set that instills fear and dread. I'm almost afraid to turn up my system louder because I don't know if the speakers can handle it. It hits hard and creates a solid vibration in the chest. There’s no booming or distorted screeching here. It has been produced extremely well and with high quality. The drum kit is accompanied by a deep thumping bass and a brutally virtuosic guitar. This is the sound of HOODS. Heavy and powerful (Post-)Hardcore that, while having a metallic sound, strongly looks back to the roots of hardcore, thus transferring the true hardcore into modern times. The lyrics are, as expected, uncompromising, yet never flat, always with meaning. The song "Let’s have Fun" even brings fun to the forefront and is wonderfully politically incorrect. Yes, you can laugh in hardcore. You have to, because no one needs a bitter hardcore zealot. HOODS have brought a true monster to life with "PIT BEAST". As long as there are bands like AGNOSTIC FRONT or HOODS, true hardcore will continue to live on!
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