Just when you thought there are no real hardcore bands left Self Torture arrives here to kick you in the nuts. If you like heavy music, you absolutely should love guitars. That brings us to the fact that riffs are one of the most important aspects in this genre. While Soft Torture isn’t here to invent the wheel, GPS and hybrid car engines they are present to be liked by the hardcore scene. Yes, the guitars sound great. It seems that they have found a musical harmony between hardcore and death metal. A good example of that is “Hate, Anger, Fury” and “Yesterday's Picture”, in case you are a downloader. But I rather recommend buying this. The only thing that is misplaced on this album is the rap verse during “Stilldown” which fits as good as swastika on a reggae party. But besides that, this is a decent effort with an honest and cohesive approach accompanied by hundreds of breakdowns that will beat you to the ground time after time after time after time. Nothing extraordinary, just some good old hardcore.

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