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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 08/22/2006
The press release for the debut LP from
XRepresentX states that there is "no bullshit involved with this band." And after hearing 2006's
True at All Costs, it's hard to argue with that statement. No frills
hardcore -- with a
straight-edge message -- is the name of the game here for this Erie, PA outfit. Listing such groups as
Buried Alive,
Ringworm, and
Earth Crisis as their main influences,
XRepresentX carries on the
hardcore tradition proudly. The song remains the same, though, with drill instructor vocals, and tempos/riffs that alternate between moshpit fury and slow burn rage -- as heard on such standouts as
"Marked" and
"One Chance." Nothing new or exactly groundbreaking here, but for admirers of good, old-fashioned
hardcore,
XRepresentX's
True at All Costs certainly hits the spot.
~Greg Prato, All Music Guide
;)
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