J: mangrove label. root-41 / 8 tracks / 2002

RI: youth attack. 19 / dec 2003

First released in Japan as a tour 7” on black vinyl; rereleased on Youth Attack, 1500 made, clear vinyl.

More of The Oath's over-the-top lightspeed hardcore, great stuff, main influences are Charles Bronson & old school hardcore, I'd say, and they still manage to sound clear and precise. Winner. Total Fury from Japan are more in the vein of 80's eurothrash/anarcho punkers… OK but a bit too retro for me. [7]

The Oath mit ihrem rasend schnellen, überdrehten Hardcore irgendwo zwischen Charles Bronson und Oldschool-Hardcore, dabei aber überraschend klar und exakt. Total Fury aus Japan klingen sehr nach Euro-Anarchothrash der 80er, OK, aber ein bisschen zu retro für mich.

Tracks: The Oath - i've been trying to fuck up my life for years / say it like a sellout / sunny shores of beirut / all signs point to… // Total Fury - no choice / in my hands / your specification / clever song