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Exploding from the suffocating womb of Birmingham Alabama, B.O.R.N. is back! This time with a belligerent onslaught of relentless noise. Six new tracks of D-beat insanity that will leave you doubting your current state of affairs. The Bham 3-piece tips its spiky hat to the greats while also sparking an original flame on this release. A bit of Dis & Dat, if you will. I implore you, dear reader- Jam this CX in your box, crank it to the max, and proceed to destroy your living room. Or maybe crash your car. Either way, live the chaos, and don't forget to chill.
Our take: With the new tape from Bloody Flag and a new LP from Physique coming out in the past couple of months, it’s been a very good summer for Disclose-inspired hardcore. However, don’t let this tape from Birmingham, Alabama’s B.O.R.N. pass you by! B.O.R.N. has the sound down just as well as their peers from more well-known scenes, with the brittle, fucked tones, the pounding d-beats, and the shredded vocals all dialed. The songs are excellent, with a bit of Public Acid’s metallic touch in the riffing, but the star of the B.O.R.N. show for me is the lead guitar. Every time the guitarist lets loose on this recording my ears perk up… rather than sounding like someone who has spent years watching guitar tutorials on YouTube, they have this great sense of style with strong melodies in the leads but a loose and slinky delivery… I picture a half passed-out Slash busting out these leads with a cig hanging out of his mouth. B.O.R.N. is great at toeing the d-beat party line while leaving room in their sound for their unique voice to come through, which you can hear on the cover of Disclose’s “Conquest” that appears here. Excellent stuff.
Our take: With the new tape from Bloody Flag and a new LP from Physique coming out in the past couple of months, it’s been a very good summer for Disclose-inspired hardcore. However, don’t let this tape from Birmingham, Alabama’s B.O.R.N. pass you by! B.O.R.N. has the sound down just as well as their peers from more well-known scenes, with the brittle, fucked tones, the pounding d-beats, and the shredded vocals all dialed. The songs are excellent, with a bit of Public Acid’s metallic touch in the riffing, but the star of the B.O.R.N. show for me is the lead guitar. Every time the guitarist lets loose on this recording my ears perk up… rather than sounding like someone who has spent years watching guitar tutorials on YouTube, they have this great sense of style with strong melodies in the leads but a loose and slinky delivery… I picture a half passed-out Slash busting out these leads with a cig hanging out of his mouth. B.O.R.N. is great at toeing the d-beat party line while leaving room in their sound for their unique voice to come through, which you can hear on the cover of Disclose’s “Conquest” that appears here. Excellent stuff.