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Surface - "Seven Times Over Fold" LP (Skyscraper #1)
This is an amazing record packed with seven powerful and dark songs that address serious issues. The music is full of energy surges, heavy and raw guitars, and an eerie chaos that lurks beneath the noise. And the driving power of this record, going from slow to mid-tempo, would not be complete without the harsh, screamed vocals. I have been told that Surface are one of the best new school bands to emerge in the past five years and I only wish that more people could hear them to agree.

Surface - "Seven Times Over Fold" LP (HeartattaCk)
Metal up your ass! Don't be fooled, this is pure mosh mania! Not even metalized hardcore gone to its worst, but worshippers of the awful metal god himself! I don't even know what hardcore bands to come this to, it is so metal! Maybe an amateur Starkweather? Surface has pretty rad screamy vocals, and because their music is so mid-tempo and heavily oriented around chugging rhythms (as opposed to melodies) they can switch from almost any part in a song to any other part only sounding a little "glued together", if you know what I mean. Some slower transitions are rad, but I tell you, beware the beast!

Surface - "Seven Times Over Fold" CD (Skyscraper #2)
Surface made an effort to create something heavy and raw, the result being these songs. Imagine taking a raging, chaotic metal hardcore sound and mixing it with strained screaming vocals. Some parts are extremely fast while others are slow and driving. Also, unlike many bands today, the lyrics address serious issues such as sexism, racism, and child abuse. My only complaint about this ten song CD is that it is suppose to stand as some sort of discography yet the band has more live and recorded songs that are unreleased but not included on this disc. The music is great but I don't think this record was needed since these songs are still available on their original vinyl formats.

Surface - "Posthumous" 7" (HeartattaCk)
I wasn't expecting too much from this 7" since Surface never really materialized into the kind of band that I would normally get into. However, this two-song 7" is quite good. The songs are well done with plenty of drive and power, and the singing is perfectly harsh without being crusty. They do a little of the emotive thing, but combined with a little metal and some groovin' moshy influences. I'll keep this one, and I might even go back to their LP to see if that is equally as good.

Surface - "Seven Times Over Fold" LP (Medium Mailorder)
I'm half way through the first side of this record, and I'm trying to conjure up the right words to describe this band; but the band is more complex than a few descriptive words. One thing is for sure though, Surface has created a twelve-inch vinyl full of uncontrolled surges of energy along with a dark, untainted chaos that lurks beneath the noise. In an effort to create something heavy and raw, Surface have taken the simple notion of releasing frustrations through playing music and have combined it with some metal. The outcome - well, let's just say it's not for the weak at heart. Some parts are so unbelievably fast it hurts to listen too closely, while others are slow and driving with inspiring vocals. During the entire record, the vocals are screamed in a strained and angry tone. I'm sure that fans of Jihad, Converge, Stick Figure Carousel, and Channel would dig this. This is simply an amazing record.

Surface - "Seven Times Over Fold" LP (Very Distribution)
This California band mesh a mix of styles. Imagine taking the abrasive San Diego sound and mixing it with a more metal sound, with evil strained screaming vocals and chaotic parts. Slow to mid-tempo with a dark overtone. Fans of bands like Jihad, Channel, and Gehenna will love this.

Surface - "Seven Times Over Fold" LP (Schtufff Mailorder)
A continuation of their amazing "Posthumous" 7" on Catchphraze, this is intense emo hardcore with metal riffing. Lyrics about sexism, racism, child abuse, and much more. A perfectly wonderful record.

Surface - "Seven Times Over Fold" LP (Rhetoric Mailorder)
Energetic hardcore mixed with emotion and metal. Jihad mixed with Channel? Great fucking hardcore.

 

 

 


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