Summer's coming around the corner, meaning that more shit is going to hit the fan. One example for my case; Mark McCoy's group Failures is hitting the city of Chicago, bringing them a flurry of bands either found too terrible for the softest ears,too underrated for the mainstream, way over hyped, or just misunderstood. Regardless, The madness begins.
Benefiting for Failures, I figured I would post a review on their most recent release in their catalog; Failures 7" released on Painkiller Records last year. I stumbled on this 7" just prior to a month after it was put out, a bit intrigued with the art cover. My ears haven't been the same since putting it on the record player, Where the fuck have I been? 4 songs all together, less than seven minutes, straight to your face hardcore that will leave you in the dust. Not bad McCoy, not bad at all. A favorite track in a particular is Dovetail, barely less than a minute and 30 seconds in good ole' hardcore fashion, whatever that may be.
Anyway, anyone unfamiliar with Failures is obviously unaware of Mark McCoy, founder of Youth Attack! records, and vocalist for power violence pioneers Charles Bronson and Das Oath, the latter being renowned in Hardcore history. Other than those two bands, members of Failures have also been in Cancer Kids, Orchid, Ampere, and Cut The Shit, Jesus what background history. I've heard from crazy rumors surrounding the guy, not to mention his artwork gets me a little queasy and unsavory but let's face it, the guy is one artist in his own realm and that is worth giving credit for.
So do yourselves some justice and tune into this band. As of late, Failures is hoping to record a new LP, and plan a short tour from NYC to the Midwest, culminating with an appearance at Dude Fest in Indiana. My advice; show up at these shows and witness Hardcore in it's purest.
Youth Attack! Records
Failures Blogspot
Painkiller Records
Dude Fest 2010
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