This Is Hell to Bring Long Island Hardcore to Ft. Lauderdale on Jan. 15 at Culture Room
By Arielle Castillo in Concert Preview
Friday, Jan. 9 2009 @ 12:00PM
Like a pissed-off, mistreated dog, Travis Reilly yelps, This is how downward spirals start. Then he growls, This is a convoluted attempt to find some source of hope. Later, he barks, This is the best and worst things will ever get. Reilly's Long Island-based hardcore outfit, This Is Hell, seems to know a whole lot about what "this" is. In this case, it's hurtling, relentless rock that manages to be simultaneously nihilistic, idealistic and existentialist.
While Rick Jimenez and Joe Osolin pit their guitars against each other
in mortal combat, drummer Dan Bourke and bassist Jeff Tiu pummel their
instruments with unwavering determination. Leaving behind a spattered
trail of blood and tears that would make Glenn Danzig proud, the New
York quintet rides roughshod over Sick of It All's hallowed turf with
fire-forged riffs, punk couldn't-care-less-ness and an oddly
disconsolate fury. Too tough for emo, too sensitive for punk, this is
thematically complex, musically ferocious hardcore. In other words,
This Is Hell.
This is Hell. With Funeral For a Friend, Emarosa, and the Sleeping. Thursday, January 15
Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Hwy., Ft. Lauderdale. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; tickets cost $15 in advance. Ages 18+ with ID. 954-564-1074; www.cultureroom.net.
-- Eryc Eyl
This is Hell. With Funeral For a Friend, Emarosa, and the Sleeping. Thursday, January 15
Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Hwy., Ft. Lauderdale. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; tickets cost $15 in advance. Ages 18+ with ID. 954-564-1074; www.cultureroom.net.
-- Eryc Eyl
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