Music Reviews of Hardcore, Crust, Post-Hardcore, Metalcore

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Brand New Disaster — Hold Fast This Summer Buy it at Amazon

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Having relocated to the hometown of my alma mater, Harrisonburg, VA (James Madison University), Brand New Disaster set about to write the material for “Hold Fast This Summer”. After recording the album the band lost two members in guitarist Chris Shephard and drummer Tanner Boyle. Lesser bands would have it quits and abandoned all their hard work and great songs but not Brand New Disaster. They held on and replaced both members with some new blood and are ready to share all the trials and tribulations of putting this punishing visceral post-hardcore anthem together. Vocally it’s melodic and catchy with smart lyrics being uttered and sang with a ferocity usually reserved for screaming bands but Brand New Disaster knows that you can accomplish that while still being pleasant on the old ear drums. The guitarwork is amazing and we’ll all miss Chris’s contributions to their songs. Featuring Jay Littleton (Fairweather) on vocals, “Hold Fast This Summer” is yet another notch on the amazing discography of Tribunal Records who seem to have a death grip on great music lately. Now let’s all hope that they can hold fast to the band and not go through any more lineup shake-ups.

- J-Sin

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