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  Cropsey-Malfeasance Album Review-FFO: Pure, Raging Fight Music!! As we said in 2021, we were super surprised by the quality redux version of their debut EP and it had solid shards of uncompromising tough hardcore. Well, this is even better and more aggressive. If NYHC and hardcore free from bullshit is your banner, you'll worship this release. This is a solid seven-track banger of an album, all fat arse riffs, brilliant vocal hooks and very well-developed.No doubt, one of the biggest new hardcore bands around; free of the hipster hype. Beloved is a short opener that drips in down-tuned death metal vibes, a nasty opener that is like Obituary meets Earth Crisis. Hell yes, gritty and brutal. Taint catches you in a pit of slowed-down madness, that insanely drifts into speedy hardcore with that crunchy breakdown riffs-I love how these bastards overwhelm you with the song structure and catchy vibes, whilst being as aggro as hell. Very compact songs, yet diverse in the mix over one th...

  Despise You Interview with Chris Elder. FFO: A frankly awesome conversation about hardcore, DIY and being passionate about music!!! Fuck me if you are in extreme music, hardcore and the like you need to blast Despise You, one of the pioneers and pretty much the finest hour of much loved (along with No Comment) subgenre of powerviolence. If you don't know this band definitely check this excellent artist profile via Bandcamp features; it's a very solid read with fantastic tracks from the band inserted between the article: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/despise-you-feature But personally, I would recommend listening to every release of this gritty, energetic and abrasive band, and go see them when they play in Australia this May, support them hard, BUT FIRST HAVE A LISTEN TO THIS AMAZING INTERVIEW with Chris Elder, the vocal powerhouse of this band. Chris doesn't do many interviews, so I was so pleased to have the chance to chat with him at length-like for well over 60 ...

  Gig Review- FilthyScum PunkFest- Whole Lotta Love FFO: Old school Punk Glory!!! This ripper of an arvo gig was put on by Camel of Wot Rot and Y Not fame and a super mixed line-up of generally newish bands with members from various legendary 90's Hardcore and Punk bands.  This was at the glorious Whole Lotta Love bar in Brunswick, which is a small but friendly venue, that has that dive bar vibe with staff playing ripper playlists in between doing shots or having a gasbag with the punters and bands.  First up, were those Industrial Crustpunk Metalheads Knife, who played a ripping set of riff-filled ragers sitting somewhere between GodFlesh, Napalm Death and old school crustpunk. It has to be said for an arvo gig it was packed to the rafters with a predominantly 90's/ Arthouse(the legendary punk venue) mix of punks, goths, skinheads, crusty punks and every sort of alternative subculture. Yes, big warm vibe all day.  Up next was the massive power of Firepower, think Mo...