Solid Hardcore with raw production, crunchy riffs and OG Beatdown Hardcore riffs. It's nothing special and I've heard a lot of projects very similar to it, but it does go relatively hard, I can't be mad at it!

FAV TRACKS: One Less Enemy, Fatal Excuse
LEAST FAV TRACKS: Terror Persists

3mo

Botched Invocation

Some really solid beat-down influence on here. I am almost picking up a Boston delivery with a West-Coast flare. Evoking moments like on Attrition that sounds sooo familiar. Maybe like 100 Demons, Death Threat, Death Before Dishonor, or Black My Heart. Some extra ingredients are thrown in, it's a really promising release, but I am more interested in what they tackle next, this album feels like they are getting their bearings straight a bit still.

oozePOP

Very straightforward and easy to listen, Extinguish's One Less Enemy goes hard and can feel quite heavy, and although I am sucker for DIY-level production, I think this album fails to pass the greatness threshold. The music is still awesome, don't get me wrong, but it just doesn't feel great.

This album is very mosh-friendly, bringing the beatdown vibes and even throwing in some riffs in there. Fatal Excuse and Attrition are songs we've already heard from Extinguish on a previous small ... read more

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