Travail
Anchor of My Soul
Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt
You like hardcore like I do? Get this CD. With a cool name like Travail, you've already got a big clue that they're not cheese. (I mean, how many cool bands have cheesy names? Now, how many cheesy bands have cool names? See what I mean?) Hard, nail-biting guitars slam away cool groove riffs, while the rhythm section keeps it tight and fast. Vocals? Sounds like Matt means what he says when he cries, "Soon this body of mine will be dead . . . no more tears or fists across my head" (in "Weakling"); and "I love my God, because of Him, my soul will rise." We were so stoked when this band said they wanted to be on the HM sampler CD this issue, that we put them at track #1 so everyone could hear them first (the track "Lies"). To order, send $12 postpaid (unless you're overseas, then add another $4) to: Poor Boy Records, PO Box 16777, Ft Worth TX 76162-0777