
Blindside
In a recent issue of HM, Blindside said they're hoping in the future to "learn how to sing and how to play." If they aren't any good, then the other Christian hardcore bands must be really bad! I don't know what it is about Scandinavia, but some of the heaviest music in the world these days originates from those frozen nether regions, be it Christian or otherwise. They must sit around inside and get hacked off that it's so cold, and then go make angry music to generate some heat. These brethren smash out some furiously grinding rhythms for the metal and hardcore fan alike, calling to mind Korn, Zao, and Selfmindead (the last one being friends of theirs). Vocals alternate between the typical shouts, rapcore, and a pained singing, with insightful lyrics like these from "Nerve":
I'm a narrow minded fool why must it be that a discussion is about beating my mouth will be closed if there's no one seeking
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