OUTSIDERS CODE
(Black Vinyl - Coloured vinyl is available)
Abrasive, nihilistic, and heavy hardcore from Australia with
one foot planted firmly in old school HC, and the other in the new school
metalcore side of things. Exiled from Birth is unrelenting in its delivery yet
infused with enough tempo variations and melodic sensibility to keep things
interesting.
A point of reference soundwise is Madball, but they retain
an individual identity and Australian flavour especially with lyrics
referencing convict roots “Live with guilt/forefathers crimes/we’ve come so far/we
bear the mark of antisocial crimes/OUTSIDERS FOR LIFE”. There’s ten tracks on this record, and they
all vary slightly in their character, all the while angry and pissed off.
Package wise this is pretty good. Great cover art front
and back, nice thick cardboard. There’s a big fold out lyric insert similar to
ones that came with some of the old school straightedge records like Judge or
Youth of Today. Top notch production courtesy of Zeuss (who’s worked with
Madball, Agnostic Front, and Hatebreed amongst many others). All the elements
are clear in the mix – vocals, bass, guitar and drums are all there without
competing with each other, and the sound gets a little more drive by virtue of
being a 45rpm, the cuing is louder, giving the vinyl an extra lift. It’s also
one of those “mystery records” where the speed and the playing sides aren’t
indicated on the record.
Download code included.
