Pioneer Valley Underground

Over the course of eleven minutes, hardcore outfit Hardware barrage their way through eleven tracks on their final release (the band played their last show in July), Live at Dead Air – 4​/​19​/​17. Ranging from twenty-six seconds all the way up to a whole two minutes and sixteen seconds with the track “Burning In The Sun” (the only track the crack the two minute mark), Live at Dead Air – 4​/​19​/​17 is an unrelenting, furious assault of crust laden hardcore that frequently drifts into power violence territory. … More Hardware Live at Dead Air – 4​/​19​/​17 Review

by Ben Fitts A reverb-soaked electric treble riff glides like a bluesy tumbleweed over sun-scorched sand, soon to be joined by a hypnotic kick drum and ominous, taunting vocals. Opening track “Major Arcana” is a blues-drenched stomper that bristles with attitude and wastes no time introducing Old Flame’s EP, Wolf In The Heater. The Northampton-based … More Album Review: “Wolf In The Heather” – Old Flame