the 244gl "club of the sons" (2003)

first full day in florida here and im back with another nugget.........another german hardcore powerhouse from the early 2000s.......244gl played furious ugly metallic hardcore with a somewhat slick edge....they were also female fronted but you wouldnt know that from these vocals.......after the first song i was convinced mike edwards from unruh had found his way to germany and started a new band, but no, these ugly ragged vocals are comming from a girl! (i dont wanna sound sexist, but i havent heard too many girls who can project like this girl can) the band produces a huge, generally ugly sound to match the vocals.....drawing on death n roll here, a little dischordant coalesce-style riff there, and a dash or two of hardcoreified black metal ala suicide nation or even darkest hour, topped of with some slick production and you have this winner of an album....there were a few times that i thought this record had gotten too slick, but thankfully the overall quality of the music outweighed any complaints by a massive margin. an excellent record from an excellent band (who, sadly, i dont think are around anymore)

club o the sons