It's hardcore, it's supposed to be fast! Going back to way things used to be, LAST AFFRONT presents us with 10 fiery tracks for their debut 7 inch. This brand new London hardcore band, has been taking the 80's hardcore approach of YDI and Poison Idea combined with more modern hardcore influences like Socialcide. Sharing members with UKHC powerhouses such as Vile Spirit, Koma, State Funeral, Lawful Killing, Imposter and Chubby and the Gang, they are prepared to take their brand of speed hardcore worldwide. Our take: 11PM Records brings us the debut EP from this London band who has (what strikes me, at least) as a very British approach to US hardcore. The label’s description mentions Socialcide, and Last Affront sounds a lot like them in places, but they also remind me of Heresy and Ripcord. You know how every Chinese restaurant’s General Tso’s tofu tastes a little different? They’re probably all using the same ingredients, but they put them together slightly differently. Take a lot of USHC, a touch of crusty UK metal, and play it fast as shit (though there are only a couple of moments on Last Affront’s EP that qualify as a blastbeat) and you’re gonna get something a bit like this. The vocals are throaty and desperate a la No or Permission, which adds to that gloomy British vibe I get from Last Affront. All the bands on 11PM approach US-style hardcore with their own unique sense of style, and Last Affront fits that mold to a T.
