Released earlier this year by Reaper Records, "No Remorse" is the debut 7" from Richmond, VA's Naysayer, offering up six tracks/13 minutes of pissed off, no bullshit metallic hardcore with loads of badass midpaced grooves and a really bitter sneer to the vocals that helps give the band a slightly different sound than a lot of what's out there right now. Musically they're not a cookie-cutter band, though. Sure, most acts of this nature tend to stick to a pretty consistent formula (and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that), but Naysayer's got a good balance of faster, subtly thrashy runs and those tactful, chugging grooves, so their metal-tinged sound never loses its hardcore roots (i.e. don't expect intricate riffing and solos). A pretty dry, stripped down recording allows for a solid bass presence, so you can notice that the bass doesn't just mirror the guitars all the time, which is always a nice touch. I don't know what more to say. No song hits the three-minute mark, so this is a pretty straightforward dose of material that leaves you wanting more. Good stuff...
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Reaper Records (clear/gray 7")
Reaper Records (multi-colored 7")
RevHQ (7")
Amazon.com (mp3)
iTunes (mp3)
