CoC : Another Nothing - New Breed : Review

Another Nothing - _New Breed_
(Chord, 1999)
by: Adrian Bromley (7 out of 10)

After a lot of the stuff I heard for this issue of CoC, it was refreshing to put on and listen to Another Nothing. It was intense, in-yer-face noise core metal music that didn't pansy itself upon the notion of being a metal wanker with their material, as did some of the music that I reviewed in this issue. This is music that really stands strong on its own, each track glistening with powerful concoctions of ample noise and metal parts, with a definite knack for adding eccentric quality to the sound here and there. For the most part, Another Nothing really repeats what a lot of bands out there are doing (V.O.D., Converge, Hatebreed), but it's the band's gritty character that sets them apart within numerous tracks on _NB_. Choice cuts: "Still the Same" and "Facade". I'm pretty sure this'll be a band that'll have a future if they play their cards right.

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(article published 13/2/1999)