Wednesday, April 17, 2019

To Hell And Back - Will We Be Torn Apart? (2011)


Another one of my favorite releases from the area, To Hell And Back fused hard rock and hardcore punk which is a description that really doesn't do them any justice and was weirdly good. Like, really good. Members of a substantial amount of good Albany bands from the late '90s and beyond, they used the full scope of their musicianship to rip ridiculous solos so hard you can smell the pickguards melting through your speakers. They did two full lengths and a split with The Shemps, and eventually unceremoniously disbanded. It sounds like it was more an issue with members not living in the area (imagine that) and otherwise being involved in other projects. Great band to see live, and this record holds up to those performances. With the revival of '70s influenced hard rock that's been going around now these guys would have killed it, but people kinda slept on them. Might as well download it now to see what you missed.


Tracklist:
  1. Street Train
  2. Thinned Skin
  3. Blood of the Father
  4. Bell Book Candle
  5. Devil's in the Details
  6. Black Hole
  7. Venom and Saline
  8. Cold Hungry Eyes
  9. Release the Kraken
  10. Grassroots Brushfire

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