Introducing a new band out of the great city of Providence, Rhode Island. Been a long time since I've been involved the Rhode Island hardcore/punk scene but its good to see bands like Anxious Wave are keeping it alive and well among many many others. This project features members of previous RIHC bands Lowlife and Product of Waste and probably more that I'm not aware of. The demo is an eight song adventure with a classic 80's style hardcore structure but with some crazy riffs that just scream rock 'n' roll. Dare I say, it can be pretty damn phunky. It's tough to compare the sound. All throughout you hear some soulful riffs you could easily dance to and some slow punk style breakdowns. Kind of makes me think of Bad Brains, Dag Nasty, Soulforce Revolution era 7 Seconds, and Wild Side thrown into a blender with maybe some Corrosion of Conformity on the side but just a little bit. I'm giving them bonus points for the cool name and logo. Overall what we got here and an acid trip of a hardcore punk demo. Each song is an aggressive punk force that just makes you want to boogie. Consider it entering a time machine to the classic era of hardcore.
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