 Gasoline
Fight
"Useless Piece of Weaponry" CDEP
Thick
Records
Genres: hardcore, punk, post-hardcore
Thick Records
POB 220245
Chicago IL 60622
Nov 15 - 21 2004 |
I'm not really good with sub-genres and all that jazz, but as
far as I can discern, Gasoline Fight seem to play a sort of
noisy, somewhat experimental hardcore. I guess it would probably
be called "post-hardcore" by the powers that be (since
anything remotely different is considered "post-"), but I
like to think it's just loud, spastic hardcore punk music. Useless
Piece of Weaponry is a relatively short EP, but it packs a
powerful punch - in five songs, Gasoline Fight manage to
completely pummel the listener in waves of profuse, aggressive
noise. "Threadbare" is a fairly exemplary song; you've
got growly, nasty vocals ("How does it feel to cut
yourself?"), charged guitars, and pounding rhythms. As far
as comparisons go, I can hear a bit of Amebix and Envy
in here, but I could be completely off the mark. Gasoline
Fight are much more melodic-minded than most hardcore acts, which
is why I make the Envy connection - but they aren't quite as grand
and dramatic as those Japanese punks. "Truth of What
Doctors Tell You" is perhaps the most unique piece on here, it
relies on a strange repeated "chorus," and the rhythm has a
bit of a jazzy quality to it. Overall, Useless Piece of
Weaponry is an above average punk EP with some very enjoyable,
well-recorded music on it. Take heed, folks. 83%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
5 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2004] |
