Sorry for not posting the past two days but I was busy Tuesday and Wednesday I just plain forgot so here's a triple does of a few EP's I've obtained >:}
With Alice in Chains's new front man comes the inevitable probing into his background and as I did some unnecessary digging I found that William Duvall was part of a curious thing in Atlanta during the early 80's. Southern hardcore was (and still is) hard to find, and if you have one of the original 7 inches put out by the likes of Neon Christ, Graven Image, Koro, White Cross, Hated Youth, etc. then you may be sitting on a lot of money if you cash in via Ebay.
The music is it's own brand of '83-ish hardcore in a way. Maybe it's just the idea of William at the guitar that makes the music seem more focused, but while the early songs on the record are crazy fast they're not out-of-control chaotic. There's catchy hooks and lyrics to keep you interested and make you wish you could have attended one of their shows and shouted along.
As I've said, the first five songs are fast-as-shit balls out hardcore that just make you wanna mosh and go batshit. The next five, however, are a completely different animal. They tend to be slower and more structured in the vein of traditional punk, possibly due to the influence of Mr. Duvall again (hate to pick on you), and this is probably what set in motion the formation of his above decent alt rock band Comes With the Fall and eventual joining of AiC. You especially get that sense when you listen to the last track "After" which describes waking up in a post-apocalyptic world while an eerie almost melancholy guitar riff goes on throughout the song.
This is a good quick shot of hardcore punk that will clock in at well under nine minutes and leave you very satisfied, unlike me with my girlfriend >:(
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