Upon first listen of the opening track, "Intro/Black Death" one could have the impression that this is just another screamo/post rock/what-have-you album, but once the voice of spoken word lets up and the instruments start to fade out, a common sound enters. It's the sound some are very familiar with; a sound that reminds them of that phase they went through in high school where they stitched patches on their denim jacket or contemplation running away to become a common day street urchin. It's the sound of old school punk rock music - the kind that was mixed with a
The rest of the album after the opening track is a head-on freight train of hardcore punk nostalgia. Grazes proves that they are here to keep that sound alive while staying somehow relevant by adding in other influences such as metal and even shoegaze. All in all, it still sounds like the punk music of yesterday; just played for us today.
Similar acts/sounds: Bastions, Pariso, Jackals, Best Friends, Goodtime Boys, Beartrap, Lester Freamon, Cower, Witch Cult and a bunch of other hardcore acts that miss old school punk music, too.
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