BLACK MY HEART
Before The Devil
Eulogy Recordings
7/10
Roughened hardcore that explores the style’s darker nature is what “Before The Devil” is made of, with vocalist Wheeler leading the charge with appropriately barbed-wire throated barks and screams. Black My Heart indulges in their fair share of chugga-chugga riffing, but their more up-tempo guitar rhythms are more reflective of thrash metal. With lines continually blurring between types of music, the group’s fury-filled material would be something that the pissed-off hardcore kids would definitely be attracted to.
“We Weren’t Brought Up Right” finds Black My Heart closing things out with a massive, Biohazard-style hardcore chant, while the frenzied, rapid beat of “What You Know About?” makes for ample pit fodder. Sometimes the vocals tend to drag behind the riffing a bit, which makes the band stand out, but at times seems out of place.
Keith Dece is a qualified basher, implementing plenty of inventiveness into his technique. He’s really skilled at building drama during the song and his well-placed fills and rolls make the more standard hardcore riffs that much more interesting.
A dark vibe surrounds songs like “My Way” and “Thick As Blood”, not only a result of production, but of the playing style of each of the band members. Nine tracks in almost thirty minutes indicates that these guys put a little more thought into their songwriting than many hardcore outfits, but a little more for the money wouldn’t be so bad either.
By: xkingofallcorex
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