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    HM Magazine #78/Society's Finest
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    Society's Finest

    Private Conflicts and Suicides

    (1999)

    Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt

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    Label Fury 161 RecordsHM Magazine #78July 1999
    black metalhardcoremetalcorepost-hardcore

    Oh yeah! These guys lay down an intense, brutal hardcore sound that'll rip yer ears off! And, in case anyone was wondering, the five guys here all proclaim Jesus loudly as Lord. There's only five songs here, but they totally rip! The vocals are almost unblack metal, which seems to toughen the riffs here.

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