If you live your life like music stopped after the first three DISCHARGE EPs - Realities of War, Fight Back and Decontrol then this debut five track EP from REGIMEN DE TERROR is a must. It has the intensity, passion and authentic sound like it was recorded in 1979 in four hours in a cheap studio in Stoke on Trent. A barebones recording with a clear debt to MG-15, SUBVERSION and EUâS ARSE in full opposition of over produced modern D-Beat.
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Our take: I was just writing about how Pittsburghâs Peace Talks sound modern and un-stylized⊠well, this 7â from RĂ©gimen de Terror is the complete opposite of that. Itâs like theyâre trying to convince us Dischargeâs Fight Back and Decontrol EPs are the only records theyâve ever heard in their lives. Iâm not complaining, though, because this totally rips. While a lot of d-beat bands go for a wall of sound production style, RĂ©gimen de Terror has a sound more like Minor Threat, with drum and vocals way up front in the mix and guitar and bass much less prominent. Maybe itâs because I listened to so much Minor Threat as a youngâun, but âdrums up frontâ has always been my preferred mixing style for hardcore⊠it just makes the music sound so relentless and energetic. While the riffs won't wow anyone with their complexity, the songs are sturdy and well-constructed. Maybe this wonât melt your brain, but itâll get you out of your seat and thrashing around the room.