From the short, sweet synth intro to the screams and screwed ending, Silence the Foe is hands down one of the best hardcore outfits to board a ship and take the States by storm. From the first note of this five-song EP, the Norwegian six-piece will barely give you a chance to breathe—and you'll love every second you're underwater. Through the musicianship, reminiscent of mewithoutYou—or some form of the post-hardcore, garage sound at times, sprinkled with hints of Refused (which leads me to not want to call them hardcore, exclusively)—the entire record shines. Please pick this EP up; you'll thank yourself.
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Decapolis December 2005Reviewed by Evan StanekI heard good things...were they true? Indeed they were. Sweet Sweet Suicide gets right to the point on the opener, Chaotic Mind, a thrilling slant on hardcore with a Beatles like guitar lead mixed under spaztic screaming, tambourine, and some eerie monk-like vocals looming behind the mix. The title track, Sweet Sweet Suicide follows, with an interesting approach to the spiritual concept of "dying…Similar sounding releases
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