If you are remotely involved in Boston hardcore, you must've heard Vantage Point's name get thrown around more than once. Recently, VP held a release show for the following ep featuring fellow Boston hardcore favorites: Pummel, and Restraining Order as well as Selective Aggression from Buffalo NY, and the mysterious Red Sun at the Democracy center in Cambridge. Each band put on a fantastic performance and all the money was sent to BARCC (Boston Area Rape Crisis Center) and I believe it even sold out.
Now then, in the past I have reviewed VP multiple times and I gotta say, when it comes to modern BHC, they are definitely a favorite of mine as well as Kind! Crew, Pummel, and of course FREE. This release is a great blend of youth crew hardcore mixed well with the type of stuff you would expect from Lockin' Out type of bands such as Stop and Think or Mental. My personal favorite on the the EP, "With the Pain" I feel I could compare to Have Heart or even Turning Point with the melodic riffs, which seems appropriate considering they did pull off a Turning Point cover at the show. As you probably guessed, this release features songs from both the promo and demo starting with the three demo songs and ending with the two promo ones.
With the release of this EP from Straight and Alert Records and the release show a couple weeks ago, Vantage Point have gained momentum and are playing Philly soon as well as opening for Ecostrike later this month. The release shows all the potential and hard work the band has had since their start and the live performance brings color to their landscape.
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