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The Brood For The Dark CD Review

February 16, 2025
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If you're not ready for some hardcore punk from Philly, what the fuck are you doing here?! Formed in 2011, 'For the Dark' is The Brood's first full length album and it's evident that they have put considerable time and effort into crafting this bombastic, bitter and dread-filled encapsulation of indignation. With so much attitude and aggression at the forefront of this effort, it's hard not to immediately think of bands like Poison Idea and Black Flag as influences. 


With its breakneck pacing and blazing hatred, the band rips through all twelve tracks on 'For the Dark' in just over 20 minutes. Just when you're starting to feel the electricity in your veins, the song is over and the next beatdown commences. Frontman Ned Wells' deep, almost gruff vocals pack a hell of a wallop and do a great job conveying the anger and animosity in songs such as "Destroy Fuckers", "Enemy" and "Culture of Piss". One of the more notable points on the album are the backing vocals of bassist Janine St. Clair who reminds me of Dinah Cancer (Penis Flytrap) on tracks like "Burning With the Sands of Time" and "The Best Parts of You Died". For those looking for a swift shotgun blast of anathema, you're not going to do much better than this.

~TJ

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