Thinking too deeply (and too much) musically has ruined much of modern hardcore. Hit the Deck, however, has the remedy: They have authentically captured the reckless abandon, speed, attitude, grit, and feeling of the genre as if it was still in its infancy and didn't even know that it was "hardcore" and could care less if it was. Far from being a cheap novelty nostalgic act, Hit the Deck scores big with a collection of threadbare and desperate-sounding, relentless tracks. This record is the perfect antidote to the avalanche of the ever-increasing number of sound-alike hardcore bands that plague the scene these days.
Editors' ratings — Doug 3.5/5, David 2.5/5
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Decapolis August 2004Reviewed by Chaz MurphyIt's great to finally hear the Christian hardcore scene come out of its metal influenced daze and back into its old school sound. Hit The Deck is one of those bands to get the kids back from the kung fu kicks and back into the circle pits. They really have the Minor Threat style down but they add some crew style late 80's hardcore that gives them their edge. Speaking of edge, they are also…Similar sounding releases
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