VICTIMS OF SOCIETY: …the gloves come off CD. Old school Belgian hardcore "grandpas". Check samples.

Old school hardcore can be the most boring and reactionary musical style, and most of the time I am really annoyed when I have to spend my time with such a band.
The more time you spend with this Belgian hardcore "grandpas" (who started way back in 1992 and released already a great number of albums), the more you come to like them. The songwriting is efficient and very fluid, and the vocals are very different from your regular old school band. Instead of marking the tough guy stance, Jim's vocals are very high-pitched, and if I were mean I'd say more screeched than screamed, but hey, this is what sets them apart from other likewise bands. Back in the late 80s / early 90s, it was often the unlikelier bands (The Accused, Septic Death) that caught my attention, and VOS come very close to that sicko sound. At best when they are fast and furious, Victims Of Society prove that not every old school hardcore band has to drown in clichés. This is refreshing stuff, surprisingly original and while it's a short album, it runs no risk of getting lost in tedious parts.

Check samples:
www.myspace.com/41888663/music-player?sindex=-1.0&shuffle=false&amix=fal...

The lastest album from Victims of Society shows that the victims have matured and added some extra elements and melodies to their oldskool. The result is agressive, fastforward yet melodic and sometimes groovy oldskool hardcore with a punky touch and some great singalong stuff, that hits you in the face!

1 Bloodstains
http://mp3.interpunk.com/59384-1.mp3
2 Strange World
3 Breaking The Walls
4 Don't Get Me Wrong
5 Guilt
6 Stand For Nothing
7 Sleep
8 I Don't Know
9 The Gloves Come Off
10 Punk Song