NO RETREAT
PRAY FOR PEACE
DA-CORE

LINKS:
da-core.com

Have ya heard No Retreat yet? Their bio describes them as “down-tuned, death stomping, power slop hardcore.” And truthfully, I have to agree with that description. But that’s not to say that that’s necessarily a bad thing. The title track, “Pray For Peace” is a totally gnarly nasty slab with that eat-a-bowl-of-fuck attitude that makes hardcore so righteous. Co-written by the band and Mad Joe Black from Krutch, it’s a good representative track for what this band can dish out. These guys have really heavy hardcore styling with just a touch of that metal groove and melody, good breakdowns and spewing venomous lyrics. And what more could you want out of a hardcore record. Other essential tracks are: “One By One” and “Judged By Twelve.” If you’re not down with the PA hardcore brotherhood, man, it’s definitely time to wake the fuck up.

----Christine Natanael