Pain Runs Deep – Whispered Truths EP – The Essence Records – 2010

Whoa, pretty sure Pain Runs Deep is Polands answer to fortydaysrain. I’ve heard comparisons to Burn and Conviction, but this band is fortydaysrain. I expect their drummer to be formerly of the Polish Incite and to be a dude who is constantly pinging FSC Lublins. Dumb if he doesn’t. The music is hard, no doubt …

Blacklisted – No One Deserves To Be Here More Than Me – Deathwish Inc #100 – 2010

I never quite got Blacklisted. I’ve seen them a ton, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to get into them. But they never clicked. I’ve watched kids in Philly and Boston lose their shit to them multiple times, but like I said, it’s never clicked for me. Something never sat right. The live gigs were always …

End Of A Year – You Are Beneath Me – Deathwish Inc #104 – 2010

I read this interview with Pat Kindlon of End Of a Year where he mentioned how Deathwish Inc let them to be as weird as they wanted to be. This is totally true. I’m sure Tre gives them a super long leash, and it probably has weird spikes and amulets hanging off of it. But …