
PERMANENT / RESONANCE
Split
Collapse (7’)
PERMANENT pretty much knocked me to the ground the first time I heard them. In the past couple of years I haven’t been able to listen to melodic hardcore in the same way that I used to, or perhaps it’s has been because the lack of good bands? PERMANENT is one of the few bands playing this sort of hardcore that makes me want to go off. These two songs fit very well with the songs on their LP, not the best two songs that they have done perhaps but okay.
Speaking of melodic hardcore; LIFETIME and KID DYNAMITE have sort of made a resurrection in the past few years (of course with LIFETIMEs reunion as icing on the cake) and RESONANCE is yet another band that gets in line to salute these legends of New Jersey hardcore. Nothing to spectacular, but not bad either. A few nice metaphors and good writings overall make up lyrics that are well above average.