As Integrity and Eighteen Visions made it back to the spotlight, it seemed to dust the feathers off many of the classic HXC greats that graced This Is Hardcore this year. Martyr A.D. and Buried Alive made appearances! All Out War is next in line to share their attempts at staying relevant. What's interesting with their latest record is that it honestly sounds better than anything the band has ever done before.
The production is nice and tight, but the vocals seems to be as sharp as ever. The band's 2003 output Condemned To Suffer was unfortunately plagued by then labelmates Between The Buried And Me's The Silent Circus, which nobody really knew what to do with at the time, and anything played after that record sounded like nails on a chalkboard back then. It could be that it may have just tainted All Out War's efforts to stand out marginally whatsoever, but now fourteen years later, the act have crafted a mint hardcore record that deserves to up there with some of the best of the year.
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