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Bane
The Note
Equal Vision CD
The Note is Bane's first full-length in three years, but for fans, the final outcome is well worth the long wait.
I hate to admit that The Note is the first Bane record I've had the pleasure to listen to. I've always heard various Bane songs off compilations here and there, but for some reason I never sought out any of their releases. I'm kind of disappointed that I waited so long because this outfit writes bracing and passionate hardcore.
Initially formed back in '94 by Aaron Dalbec (ex-Converge guitarist), the Worcester, MA band specialize in playing throbbing old-school influenced hardcore that contains some sharp metallic qualities along with a nice amount of melody. The Note showcases a mix of mid-paced tracks ("End with an Ellipsis" and the spine tingling closer "Swan Song") along with high-energized songs ("Wasted on the Youth," "One for the Boys," and "Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda"), but fast or decelerated, all ten tracks penetrate with straight-ahead adrenalized rhythms and sincere lyrics.
My favorite track, "Pot Committed," definitely gets the blood flowing. Hard-faced, yet powerfully melodious (there's even a short piano interlude halfway through), the song contains this great, but brief melodic guitar part towards the end that made me crack the widest smile: "I don't give a fuck if my words have grown old / I've never been so willing to see a relationship fray / I don't give a fuck how thin this ice has become / I'm stomping on it anyway."*
Produced and recorded by the machine Brian McTernan (seriously, what good album hasn't Brian recorded?), The Note's encouraging positivism and commanding music will undeniably thaw any negativity a listener may have—this is an intense jolt to the system that will motivate and prompt you to get off your ass and do something.
by Fake Train
*Taken from "Pot Committed"
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