There was a (very) sweet spot in the evolution of melodic hardcore where bands seemed to be able to get away with playing catchy (even poppy) punk, but playing it like a hardcore band. The riffs here are infectious (sometimes bordering on syrupy sweet) bouncy and addictive while the vocals are gruff and the pace is relentless and aggressive. "Sakese De Aqui" with its ska undertones is perhaps the best example, but the tape is filled with hooks that should, on paper, made me want to turn my ears elsewhere. Instead, I just want to blast "Churumela" all damn day. Late '90s Mexican punks probably weaned on a diet of PROPAGANDHI and the classics that lands somewhere between CRUDOS and GRIMPLE? Yeah, I'm in.
1 comment:
From San Juan Aragón in Mexico City, this guys later founded (circa 2000) Resist-All, a Melodic Hardcore/Skate Punk band, and some of these members also played on Smarties, an Emo/Pop Punk/Melodic Hardcore band. A decade later they made Across The Justice, another Melodic Hardcore band. And that's all what they did (as far as I know).
Where did you get this tape? I have another version of the songs. While this one sounds like a rehearsal, mine sounds more like a studio version or something
Post a Comment