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Walls Of Jericho - All Hail The Dead

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RIYL

Mushmouth/Out to Win
Integrity
Dead and Buried

Label

Trustkill

Tracklist

1. All Hail The Dead
2. There's No I In Fuck You
3. A Little Piece Of Me
4. Another Anthem For The Hopeless
5. Revival Never Goes Out Of Style
6. Day And A Thousand Years
7. Through The Eyes Of A Dreamer
8. 1:43 AM
9. Jaded
10. Thanks For The Memories
11. More Life In The Monitors
12. Fixing Broken Hearts
13. To Be Continued...

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Rick Gebhardt

Reviewing multiple, good hardcore records is like reviewing Star Wars over and over again. It is great even in its repetitiveness, but you can only see Obi-Wan die so many times before it all becomes tiresome. On again, off again gorilla tweakers Walls of Jericho are sort of like Star Wars: Special Edition, same shit but the typical bald-headed warbler has been digitally remastered into an estrogenic cookie monster.

As far as nu-hardcore standards go, Walls of Jericho’s new album, “All Hail the Dead” adhere to them closely. The static presence of teeth spitting lyrics and mic-choking growling in front of incessant, slave-proding pounding from the drums is as present as in any other hardcore album. You are always told to refrain from using clichés, but since hardcore is a walking cliché, “All Hail the Dead” curses like a sailor, drinks like a fish, and beats its listeners to a pulp.

I guess the dynamic here is that all that throttling hardcore angst is being perpetuated by a female. In general, the injection of femininity into a musical genre dominated by males creates weariness about the legitimacy or need for such a voice. After all, the only thing separating muck like Lillix from the Donnas is a talent agent. Thinking about it, it is kind of sad I feel like I need justification for female vocals. Yet, that is probably why “All Hail the Dead” is a noteworthy album. The justification for Candace to do her thing on the mic is nill. Her credibility is instantly established, and the need for riddling her presence doesn’t exist. That is pretty much it. That is the real dynamic. She’s just as stubborn and raunchy as every other hardcore goon.

So there. That’s all. Listen to it. It’s good. She’s a girl. Who cares? Fuck you. Shut the fuck up. Don’t ever hold me down. Don’t you dare. We are going to take you out. Be positive.

-Mikael F.