Australian hardcore has produced some genuinely unhinged records, and Rue sits near the top of that pile. Hellions had already proven they could write songs that felt like a panic attack set to music, but this 2018 album is where the Sydney outfit fully committed to the chaos, blending post-hardcore intensity with progressive ambition and lyrics that actually meant something.Rue is the kind of record that rewards obsessive listening. There's melodic whiplash everywhere, moments of genuine tenderness followed by complete sonic disintegration. It helped cement Hellions as one of the most important acts in Australian alternative music, influencing a generation of bands who understood that punk could still be literate and weird and furious all at once. This is not background music.CD pressing. Australian release.Fans of: Thornhill, Ocean Grove, Void of Vision, Endless Heights
