WPNR Mosh Pit!

What's up ladies and germs. Zach here delivering your hardcore and metal news!


2 albums I really want to talk about this week from Close Your Eyes and Counterparts. Both bands call Victory Records their home. Now I know what you're thinking- if it's from victory, it's God awful. While this is usually true these two bands are definitely an exception.

Not the usual death/grind/metal/??? genre you usually get from a heavy Victory band. CYE and Counterparts deliver real, good hardcore/punk.  Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts is CYE's second full length release. The Christian hardcore band delivers powerful sing alongs with inspiring lyrics then goes into a circle pit worthy riff. Counterparts is probably one of the best new hardcore bands I have heard in a while. "The Current Will Carry Us" is 11 songs of crushing instrumentals and vocals guaranteed to stir up a pit. Not your typical chug chug breakdown, overweight hawdcoa' kids with neck tats, however. Counterparts brings back meaningful hardcore, you won't find any lyrics about "repping your crew" here. Give both albums a spin- I promise they're worth your time.

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Also be sure to tune into "Pop Punk Erotica" with myself and Vikki every Monday at 4 and of course "The Mooose Mosh" Wednesdays at 6!

Until next week- Mosh hard.

Zach