DNME "Last of a Dying Breed" (New Art School)
By Abel Folgar
Wednesday. Jan 18, 12:01 AM
Full on Florida hardcore!!!

DNME's Harold and Sapo shred their guitars with the necessary brutality while their vocals gel into harmonious guttural anthems. As with all good hardcore, the rhythm section wastes no time in laying a sensationally thick and grooving base. Julian (bass) and Alex (drums) match the riffage like doting fathers. “Ides of March” is an old school mile-a-minute cruncher a la United Blood-era Agnostic Front. But it is not all lightning bolts, DNME can even turn it down a notch and slow it down for a brooding foray into paranoia on “Strangers in Black.”

Not only is the production quality of the album pristine, with all the levels in full synch supporting a discerning listen, but the squad is joined a few times by notable guests: G.I. Flow hands out the lyrical slaughter on “Psycho Violent Destruct Beatdown;” local player Adel 156 (of Timescape Zero fame: their 1993 split 7” with Subliminal Criminal is a must in any collection) lends the loud yells on “No Control;” and holy motherfucking shit! Is that Cro-Mags’ John Joseph delivering the word on the title track?!?!

DNME do it right: they break down and re-school hardcore aesthetics while providing 40 minutes of honest music.
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Abel Folgar

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