Hardcore is a beautiful thing. Raw emotion flying everywhere — along with the bodies and spit — knocking everyone around. You either throw yourself into it, and contribute to the energy being shared; step back in awe; or you run away in fear. If you're not ready to be pummeled and hammered to pieces, the running away option might be best when it comes to Figure Four.
Like any good art form, it must come from the heart. While the sonics sometimes become one-dimensional, I believe these guys. Back when metal and punk rock ended their war, bands like Figure Four must've been part of the truce — they're pile driver heavy, yet to sing for this band you don't have to wear tight pants and look pretty. You just shove your way up to the stage and scream. This all-for-one-and-one-for-all attitude is prevalent on all 10 tracks here, and it's contagious.
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #91Reviewed by UnknownThe Record Collection, a new vinyl-focused label that digressed into the digital medium for a limited release Snailhuntr CD, brings us two impressive and fully licensed collector's items for the hard music audiophile. The first is the first-pressing of Living Sacrifice's The Hammering Process LP on 12" vinyl of assorted colors. All poly-bagged with an insert (but no lyric sheet), the records come…Decapolis 2001Reviewed by Nate BaileyThis is Figure Four's second full length on Facedown Records. They are from Canada. Figure Four plays NYC style hardcore. They play well and the whole CD is tight and well put together. However, they don't do a whole lot to make the style their own which is disappointing. The lyrics and recording are both done well, though musically the songs tend to run together. C+Dead Zine 2001Reviewed by D_ListerThe much anticipated Facedown Records follow up to Figure Four's debut No Weapon Formed Against Us is finally here, and it was a CD worth waiting for. The Canadians who took the hardcore world by storm are definitely back with a vengeance. The overall sound has a meatier and thicker sound, which is the result of the second guitar rounding things out very nicely. The style is as was before old…Similar sounding releases
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