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Big
Cheese Magazine 5/5
Brit
hopefuls come back brighter.
At the penultimate moment of ‘This Lift Goes Down’
frontman Brain Ayers sings: “and now we change these ways”.
It’s an oddly fitting line to describe the progression from
2003’s ‘If You Take Anything’ to ‘600
Miles From...’. Mixing the gruff punk of Hot Water Music
and Small Brown Bike with the punchy emotions of Sunny Day Real
Estate. Hitechjet (who take their name from the ‘99 Red
Balloons’ song) have hit on a striking sound all of their
own, one which blooms from the speakers from opener ‘(I
Should Have Left You At The) Roadside’ and leaves you disappointed
its done with the closing ‘As Though Nothing Happened’.
Fresh, furious and loaded up on bare passion, Hitechjet are perhaps
the most promising UK band right now. Fact. (Jim Sharples)
Zero
Magazine 5/5
‘Is
this the shit that’s supposed to knock our socks off?’
So starts of the first full album from Uxbridge 5 piece Hitechjet.
First look at the cover of this cracking cd and I presumed we
had the next greatest export from the good ole US of A.Everything
about this release reeks of pure class. It’s been a while
since I’ve been this impressed with a debut album from a
new British act. The power, passion and controlled aggression
are evident through all 13 songs - no fillers here. They seem
to have shoe horned in the best of bands such as, Jimmy Eat World,
hundred reasons, Bad Religion, Lost Prophets and made their own
sound. Brian the vocalist seems to have a range reminiscent of
Cory from Slipknot - one minute he is screeching, screaming and
growling like a banshee, then when they slow things down for the
acoustic ‘The Perfect Video’ the guy can really sing.
If you were looking for a single, then I would choose the radio/MTV
friendly ‘Making Movies’. Listen, Hitechjet want to
take you on a journey - this has got everything...brutal vocals,
great hooks, sing-along chorus’s, punk attitude, indie feel
and commercial success stamped all over it. Apparently they absolutely
shred live as well and have already supported such acts as Kasbian
& Million Dead. “Jumped in the car and join them on
their ride”
Rocksound
8/10
Now
that Hot Water Music have finally hung up their guitar straps
for an indefinite hiatus we can all live out our gruffed-voiced
fantasies and call it influences rather than imitation. Enter
Uxbridge quintet, Hitechjet: a band whose melodic, grit-gargling
assault on their debut album proper throws up one passionate wig-out
(’Statues’) after another (’If My Best Is Not
Good Enough (i)’) - songs that stand proud despite having
their influences emblazoned on their lapels like medals. And when
they ease off the gas, they’re equally adept at constructing
introspective indie-pop gems like ‘See 20/20’. Unusually
‘600 Miles From...’ Saves all the best songs for the
latter half of the disc, which, in the vinyl flipping old days,
would have meant that the B-side was better than the A-side. So
for best results, start from the end and work your way back.
Punktastic
4.5/5
HTJ
are a band that I’ve kept close tabs on since their first
demo through to this, their debut album. The band’s last
release ‘If You Take Anything’ was a mini-album which
showcased just how diverse this band can be and it left me itching
to hear what they could pull off on a full length - to say I was
merely fulfilled would be a massive understatement. The
5-piece from West London formed on the premise of not being restrained
by genres and scenes in their writing style and it’s certainly
something that’s more than paid off as ‘600 Miles
From…’ is an album which nods in one direction then
launches off in another, failing to sit still for more than a
minute but without ever sounding forced or even slightly disjointed;
a definite sign of a solid release if ever there was one. The
thirteen track album kicks off with the powerful ‘Roadside’
with Brian’s commanding and authorative vocals juxtaposed
against a punishing snare drum before the guitars come blazing
in with a stonking dirty rock riff. The track is short and sharp
but gives you an idea of what’s to come; aggression, melody
and generally an intelligently written collection of songs which
showcases some brilliant musicianship. As I suggested in the first
paragraph, HTJ are band to which diversity is no stranger; the
band switch from their harder influences in tracks like ‘Statues’
and ‘Every Passing Minute’ with their soaring guitar
lines and balls out vocal efforts to chirpy guitar pop in ‘Monument’
and ‘If My Best…’, a pair of songs which contain
more melodies than you can shake a stick at. Although
there are no dud efforts on here at all, (which is an achievement
for an album that’s just under an hour in length in itself)
there are a couple of real gems I haven’t yet mentioned:
‘Making Movies’ is one of the best songs I’ve
heard all year without question; I dare you not to become addicted
to it for if the guitars weaving in and out of each other beautifully
don’t get you itching the chorus is will certainly have
you hooked as it’s pretty much to die for. The album’s
epic closer ‘As Though Nothing Happened’ is what the
band have been ending their live set with for a while and leaving
crowds picking their jaws from off the floor, as it is simply
a modern rock behemoth in waiting; it just sounds so massive you
can’t help but feel dwarfed by it. HTJ
demonstrate a more low key side in the middle of the album which
again shows not only how diverse the band can be but how well
they can execute it too. It’s hard to believe it’s
still the same voice that virtually tears your ears apart on one
track and is barely more than whispering on the next. There also
seems to be a slight concept built into the album perhaps based
upon a horror B-Movie. if you take a quick glance at the artwork,
lyrics and samples on some songs; it’s a nice touch and
just shows a lot of thought has gone into making every element
of the album. I
won’t beat about the bush anymore; buy this fucking album.
It’s essential. It’s vital. It’s a definite
contender for album of the year.
Playdead
I
think it's no secret that Playdead loves hitechjet, so we've been
waitring for this album with baited breath for what seams like
ages now.... I think it's like a year later than expected or something,
but well, if you're a fan of the band then I can assure you it's
worth the wait. 600 Miles From.. is kinda like the grown up brother
of their first mini album. That had all the tunes, the promise,
the hints at where they could go next and 600 Miles From... is
the culmination of all this.
They kick thingsd of with a few stompers. 'Roadside' was an obvious
starter all big riffs, prominent melodies powerful vocals... it's
essentially what Hitechjet are about, and they nailed it down
pretty well. '200 Miles From' takes up the batton from here continuing
things in the same vein, whereas 'Making Movies' is a bit more
tones down, closer to the kind of stuff off the mini album and
acts as a kind of restbreak after the first two onslaughts. From
here it's a mixture of familiar ground like 'Floods' and 'Monument'
that are all great tunes and I'm sure will translate amazingly
live, but its song's like 'Princess Syndrome' and 'The Perfect
Video' that show that these guys are more than a one trick pony.
These songs are much more refined, replying on a more acoustic,
melodic sound that with Brain's gruff vocals you'd think wouldn't
really work, but well they do and it really brings the album together
as a whole. OK, so i suppose Hitehcjet still have alot to prove
in 'The UK Scene', whatever that means, I guess some people aren't
gonna like them because they're not hardcore enough, or god forbid,
not emo enough! But if you ignore the fact that these guys aren't
really trying to fit in to a sound or style, and just concentrate
on the fact that they simply trying to write some awesome rock
music, then you, like me, will appreciate, what a good band these
guys are. Anf '600 Miles From...' is the proof of this.
Gamefoe
5/5
“Is
this the shit that’s supposed to knock our socks off?”
Asks a voice at the very beginning of track one before lead vocalist
Brian’s distinctive gruff vocals appear over somewhat tentative
drumming. Apparently it is, and yes it most definitely knocks
my socks off. In case you’re not aware Hitechjet are a quintet
from Uxbridge and ‘600 Miles From…’ is their
first full length and their second release on the ever-awesome
In At The Deep End record label. Hitechjet are an odd band to
describe because they refuse to sit comfortably within any set
genre for too long thus making it easier to simply call them a
really good rock band. However this descriptor brings to mind
connotations of bland, boring, and unoriginal music which is about
as far from the truth as Scotland is from New Zealand. By mixing
elements of poppy upbeat rock superbly with melodic punk rock
and then throwing in quiet melodies that keep the song travelling
along towards Goodville at a reasonably efficient pace (who would
have thought it, they’ve gone nuclear!) they manage to keep
the songs interesting throughout the entire CD. Whilst it can
be said that the less upbeat tunes, like ‘The Perfect Video’,
may not stand to be the most rocking of songs when stood on their
own - within the context of the thirteen tracks they act perfectly
to break up the tempo and keep things interesting. What I also
found quite interesting was how Brian’s gruff lead vocals
contrasted so well with the backing which, by comparison, don’t
sound coarse and are sung melodically, which within the boundaries
of melodic punk/hardcore pushes the convention of melodic/sung
vocals backed by shouty gruff vocals on it’s head. But then,
that’s no surprise seeing as this press sheet in front of
me is telling me that when the formed the “only rule would
be no rules in regards to musical style”. It’s surprising
how well the vocals work, not only with the more powerful elements
of the songs, but also alongside the more delicate intricacies
within the songs. In short, I think that fans of melody laden
rock, melodic punk, punk rock, good music and even better times
would be fools to let this great CD fall by the wayside. I can’t
give half marks so this is getting 5/5. Take heed, find. Buy.
Listen. Bye.
Mass
Movement
First
listen to this I just didn’t get it, it was just shout shout
shout … sing sing sing, but that’s just the opening
the tracks, and we have all heard that so many many times before,
but this band are and could be much much more, there is defiantly
a great band trying to get out here, the shabby recording lets
this lot down, and could be an alternative to “Hot Water
Music” they have some great melodies going on here and some
great guitar riffs, so it would great to hear this lot with a
recording that shows the band for what they are. I really like
this CD if is full of really good songs, has a great feel good
factor to it. Well done guys. Highlights “Making Movies”
& “As Though Nothing Happened”. Carl
You're
Not Alone Zine (Holland)
Hitechjet
combines indie and hardcore in a way which is very popular in
the States these days. In the States this results in a focus on
the fashion show instead of the music (which all sounds the same).
Luckily enough Hitechjet comes from Uxbridge in the UK and their
approach is less fashion based and more about the music and content.
The kind of music they play isn't really my thing, but you can't
deny this is high quality corssover with an unique touch to it.
If you're interested in the indie/hardcore mix and you want something
new and inspirational you'd better check this album out!!
Collective
Zine
This
is the best release yet from these guys, the production has been
smartened up, the vocals are more varied and a lot stronger and
the songs (most importantly) really cut it this time. I liked
the previous release and it gets a spin every now and then but
this just takes the biscuit. In the year I was away I don’t
appear to have missed much in the uk melodic punk scene (apart
from Shermer and an apparent new Milloy album?), so it is lovely
to come back and know that this came out. The songs vary from
full screaming hardcore, traditional mid paced uk punk, Hot Water
Music style dual vocals, really sweet little guitar twinkles and
everything in between. I am so happy these guys found their feet
and did such a class album full of anthemic choruses and drunken
heartbreak fun. The artwork is full, complete and awesome too,
with lots of great black and red and sepia photographs. I know
I’ve been out of the loop for a while but for me personally
this is the UK punk release of the year, it’s that good.
Obviously it is hard to convert new people to this sound and unfortunately
I wouldn’t say this band is the place to start, so if you
know you already like this stuff get it immediately, if not get
yourself a Broccoli album, the Hooton 3 Car discog, the Blocko
ep and then buy this! I think Milloy finally have a challenger
to the kings of UK melodic punk throne.
Pure
Rock 8/10
The
chances are that if you're in touch with the UK underground punk
scene then you've at least heard of Hitechjet. To educate you
about the band a bit more, the band kicked things off in the Autumn
of 2001 and named themselves after a line from "99 Red Balloons".
They play a fairly original brand of melodic punk and have played
shows with the likes of Lagwagon, Instruction, Kasabian and Million
Dead. Although I had heard of Hitechjet before, I had never actually
heard them until now and upon noticing they were on the impressive
"In At The Deep End Records" roster I was interested
to see what they had to offer. Admittedly, when I first put this
one on play I wasn't so sure about it. It certainly contained
a ton of melodies and showed definite potential but there was
something that was diverting my attention to the record elsewhere.
After concluding what this may be I came to the realisation that
it was the vocals. Now don't get me wrong here because after many
listens of the record I have now gained the knowledge that this
record is a grower, as are the vocals. In fact I now see the unique
vocals as a plus point to the band because it is what makes them
different and keeps this album an interesting listen. In saying
that I feel as though the rough edged vocals may put many first
time listeners off which means they may also be a dis-advantage
to their success. "600 Miles From..." clocks in at 59:38
but the vast length of the record doesn't halter it's listenability.
The band manage to keep the entire record interesting by bringing
together a comprehensive selection of styles. Song highlights
for me include the album opener "Roadside", "Making
Movies", "Statues" and the album closer "As
Though Nothing Happened". I've seen quite a bit of hype surrounding
this band lately which should elevate them into bigger and better
things which by the sound of it they thouroughly deserve. I don't
think they'll ever become my favourite band but these guys are
certainly worth checking out. I've never seen the band live but
I'd sure as hell like to! I can imagine they play an impressive,
energetic set that's extremely enjoyable to watch. With the likes
of Myspace and Purevolume you have no excuse not to give these
guys a listen so go and do that right now. Then, if you like them
buy this record.
New
Noise
Thirteen
tracks of genre bending mayhem collide together resulting in the
first full-length release from Hitechjet. Their one main rule
is to not restrict themselves with regards to musical style and
they achieve this to great effect with ‘600 Miles From…’.
Blending metal, indie, rock and punk they have created an album
that runs at a lightening pace, ripping through songs without
a pause for thought. This is a band confident that their inimitable
style works and listeners will be hard pushed to disagree.
London
Rock Daily 8/10
In
June 2003, Uxbridge upstarts Hitechjet released their ‘If
You Take Anything” mini-album to critical acclaim, and in
doing so sowed the seeds for what was to come. Those seeds have
grown into ‘600 Miles From...’, the bands debut full
length. Uncompromising in their genre direction and a little rough
around the edges, in the all the right ways of course, ‘600
Miles From...’ is 13 tracks of canned emotion. As lazy a
description as it is, Hitechjet would be best described as post-hardcore.
Wait, don’t roll those eyes just yet, this is proper post-hardcore,
one listen of tracks like ‘(I Should Have Left You At The)
Roadside’ and ‘If My Best Is Not Good Enough’
is enough to cement that. They’re 600 miles from wherever
they’re heading, and on this evidence I’d suggest
you hitch a ride, because the destination looks good from here.
.44
Caliber 8/10
A few weeks ago, it was sad to hear British rock stalwarts 3 Colours
Red announce their second split in five years, though Hitechjet's
first album proper could prove to be the perfect source of replenishment
for mourning fans. '600 Miles From...' embraces the meat 'n' potatoes
rock of 3 Colours Red, injects a scuzzy edge reminiscent of The
Wildhearts and coats the whole thing in a melodic suss so punchy
that Therapy? must be biting their fingernails over in Northern
Ireland. It also counters the main criticism of those three bands
- that they stopped listening to music after 1979 - by pulling
the whole thing into a dashingly modern context. A melodic hardcore
influence injects a searing sense of energy into opener '(Should
Have Left You At The) Roadside', though not at the expense of
poise, the guttural screams and chunky rhythm section given texture
by a riff that's more sprinkled than played. Furthermore, 'Floods'
could be Funeral For A Friend discovering the sturdy grot-punk
of 3 Colours Red's early years, while 'Statues' sounds curiously
like Thursday employing the tubby one from the Dropkick Murphys
on vocals. The best is saved for last, though. 'As Though Nothing
Happens' is the sound of a band nailing their approach with aplomb,
it's rhythmically articulated verses giving way to a pure riot
of a chorus that you cannot help but be caught up in. A nice,
neat note to finish on, then, and one of suitably fitting quality
for a band so unafraid to throw themselves in at the deep end.
Who'd have thought that prim post-hardcore and stubbornly unfashionable
Britrock would make such excellent bedfellows?
Kerrang
KKK
Debut
Full-Length From Grizzled UK Punkers.
Given their moniker there’s a surprising charming low-fi
sound to this, the debut album from Uxbridge’s Hitechjet.
The quintet deal in a similar sort of no-nonsense spit ‘n’
sawdust punk to the sadly Leatherface and also share the band’s
uncanny knack of writing stirring pop songs wrapped in spiky,
three chord malevolence. Vocalist Brian has the sort of strained,
20-Malrboro-a-day voice that’s ideal for this sort of thing
and his rasping, ragged draw offsets the choppy, pacy riffing
superbly. Bizarrely, though the album’s downfall is also
in its way quite charming. The production is occasionally so murky
as to render things a bit amateurish, with the drums in particular
suffering, yet in a way this lends the album a felling of being
a lot more ‘real’ than many offerings. One for the
purists.
Hardcore
Times
Some
post hardcore with two vocal styles, one shouty, the other singy,
but where I usually think this style fails, these guys really
pull it off. Mainly because its more of a Hot Water Music, Latterman
style singing rather than the style that those sorry excuse for
a band are doing these days! Its a quiet diverse album, ranging
from hardcore to post hardcore to (good!) emo to punk, but all
mixed and changed from one to the other really well. A very good,
very diverse, post hardcore album for the 00's. Something different
and worth checking out if you want a nice mix of stuff.
Room
Thirteen 9
out of 13
One
hardest parts of this job is trying to describe a band that manage
to sit between the borders of something that sounds all too familiar
and something refreshing. Hitechjet are exactly that, with music
that touches all aspect of the indie/punk rock scene. The
band seems to have a unique formula for each of their songs. Lead
singer Brian Ayers contributes the gravely vocals that embrace
bands such as Hot Water Music. After opening song 'I Should Have
Left You On The Roadside' the atmosphere of each song brings some
sort of serenity to the sound and you're introduced to a rather
passive sound brought by the two guitars that's rather like a
rock version of Bolton's Appease. One excellent example of this
is the introduction of 3rd track 'Making Movies.' The layout of
vocal harmonies in some of the more aggressive songs also reminds
me of the way in which Autumn to Ashes hit their vocal structures.
This
album is a little like an adventure in the musical galaxy. It
takes off on a rough start with 'Should Have Left You At The Roadside'
and then sets its course with '200 miles From'. The album hits
space-time with semi-acoustic 'Perfect Video'. The adventure then
reaches dismay as track 9 'Statues' hits your ears like asteroids
and from there on you're arriving home for a safe landing. One
problem with this CD is that it's open to so many styles of alternative
rock music that it would be hard for any tight-minded music fan
to appreciate this CD. Each section of the album changes drastically
and hops dramatically from one style to another. The contrast
between the final two tracks, 'See 20/20' and 'As Though Nothing
Happened' is a good representation of the diversity of the record.
Overall
a great CD from a UK band for anyone open minded and prepared
to give anything a try. Hitechjet are certainly on the rise on
the UK scene and will be hitting our radios in a not so distant
future
Mosh
N Go
‘Is this the shit that’s supposed to knock our socks
off?’ begins this offering from Uxbridge quintet Hitechjet.
Vocals ranging from harmoniously sung stanzas to viciously spat
repitions heighten the immediacy and effect of Hitechjet's passionate
opener '(Should have left you at the) Roadside'. I wasn't expecting
it but there is such a wide spread of musical influence from hardcore,
punk through emo/post hardcore and just plain straight up rock!
The samples that litter the album are poignant and captivating
throughout...they're not over done and wholly accentuate the music
where actually using the vocalist my disrupt the mood moment ('As
Though Nothing Happened') I especially thought the choice of excerpt
from Day Of The Dead was clever especially just because a massive
crescendo of glorious guitar.. They remind me of 12Rods in parts
and ten Taking Back Sunday and then full circle to the likes of...
It's impossible to describe this band by pigeonhole..they escape
all this by being innovative and intelligent. I suggest you check
these out SOON!!!
Blacklisted
For
their first full length release Hitechjet seem to have pulled
out all the stops. Their reputation for quality melodic punk via
pretty much any musical influence from the last 30 years was already
strong and '600 Miles From...' will only build on this. Album
opener 'Roadside' demonstrates their versatility with an intro
that sounds like Slayer gone country before stomping off into
a chorus that is pure Hot Water Music. Second track '200 Miles
From...' is reminiscent of the more typical British melodic punk
that Boss Tuneage have peddled for years, only with a slight hard
edge to it. The highlight of the album for me though is the awesome
'Princess Syndrome'. It stands out at first because of the use
of an acoustic guitar on a punk record without descending into
an 'our soft side ballad' farce. Secondly, chorus has some great
vocal layers which build upon each other superbly. Finally- the
chorus rocks. Unfortunately they can't resist pulling out 'the
ballad' and it follows immediately in the slightly weaker 'Perfect
Video', though it's made more bearable by the drum programming.
There's plenty more of merit on '600 Miles From...'. 'Monument'
is a nice little pop-core number with a bounce along chorus and
'This Lift Goes Down' has a mellow vibe to it, full of chiming
guitars and dreamy backing vocals.
There's so much to pick up on in this album and it's often so
subtle it would be easy to listen once and dismiss it- if you
can give it some time you'll be rewarded. With cash prizes!!!
Indigo
Flow
It
may seem a little odd that a band who employ such searing hardcore
vocals as Hitechjet would take their name from a line in Nina’s
99 Red Balloons but that’s only because you haven’t
really listened to this band yet. Hitechjet are not a hardcore
band. Nor are they emo, screamo, indie, metal, rock or any of
the other genres they plunder to create their sound. They are
all this and more. They are a band with great songs. The
thirteen songs on this album, as you have probably already guessed,
span various genres from the noisy guitar world taking all the
juicy goodness and leaving behind the pith.
Let's
Just Pretend
I'm just going to come out with it and say tha when I first got
this album, I didn't really like it. I guess though that's where
the key might just lie, what it lacks in immediacy, it makes up
for in longevity. I don't mean longevity in the sense that it's
a long album, more that this has "epic" screaming from
it. Also, that because it takes so long to get in to,it's not
as easy to fall out of as some other albums. There seems to be
a pervailing theme of having to make some kind of a journey throughout
this album, be it done through the artwork, title, the lyrics
or the songs themselves. Bearing in mind though that I'm writing
allof this shortly after I've sent Hitechjet an interview but
before they've replied, so you never know, my opinion on certain
elements might just change a bit. We shall see. The CD artwork
is a bit of a Photoshop dream and in a way all the nicer for it.
In fact some of it is really engaging. It features on the front
the same telephone that I have at home. It has quite a strange
ring and is not a touch tome phone which is very irritating when
you are trying to make a call which requires this facility as
I usually forget that it doesn't have it, only remembering when
i'm several minutes into the call which is probably being charged
at an extortionate rate.
The
Communion
Hitechjet
play gruff indie-rock primarily reminiscent of Hot Water Music,
with singer Brian’s hoarse voice providing a nice contrast
with the melodic lines he sings and adding a good deal of grit.
They
have a way with a slightly-unconventional tune, too, with songs
like “(I Should Have Left You At The) Roadside” and
“See 20:20” proving very memorable whilst not always
doing precisely what you expect of hem. Elsewhere (as on “Every
Passing Minute”) they demonstrate that they can put their
feet to the floor and hit a little bit harder just as successfully.
Glasswerks
“Is
this the shit that’s supposed to knock our socks off!”-Screams
‘Rose’ a sample from Romero’s “Day of
dead”-It’s this opening salvo that leads Hitechjet
into “(I should have left you at the) Roadside”, a
strong opening statement of Thrice proportions. Brian Ayers gravel-throat
vocals work for the majority of Hitechjets songs-even the clean
sections, but the subtle sections may have required more polish
and clarity to push them through. The album sits back slightly
on the track “200 miles from” and relaxes completely
on “Making movies”-but it works-“Making movies”
mixed backing vocals give the song a mix of brutality and tenderness
and it’s clear Hitechjet are striving for melodies that
don’t just cut superficially but leave deep marks in the
listeners psyche. Hitechjet
never really get back to the opening songs force, but instead
craft songs with memorable hooks “Princess Syndrome”
using acoustics to changes the tone and colour of their music.
“The perfect video” is the song which raises Hitechjet’s
game-with its electronic beat and low-fi vocal work creating a
path for tasteful fills and heart pulling lyrics.
The playing throughout is consummate-Mickey’s drumming being
especially good on “This lift goes down”-none of the
musicians get in the way of songs, instead deciding to support
them. By
“Statues” and another quote from “Day of the
dead”-this time ‘Dr Frankenstein’ informing
us “They have overrun us now, you know” the album
starts to stall slightly,Hitechjet have a lot of strong ideas,
but they need to polarize them to attain the effect they are after
“Making movies” represents one side of Hitechjet,
but we have to wait until the last track “As though nothing
happened” and its hidden track of more samples, to hear
the other side. More of a balance is required - this would have
made a strong e.p, but with their depth of subject matter, it’s
easy to see why Hitechjet chose an album length to exorcize these
songs. “600
miles from” is a good album and bodes well for Hitechjet
with future releases, they have plenty of growth within their
music, and should continue to refine their sound.
No
Front Teeth
HITECHJET
play an abrasive/melodic style of hardcore/indie that flips between
spurts of rasping and edgy guitars and disjointed vocals to full-on
heavy and melodic choruses. This is a very popular style at the
moment and I'm sure HITECHJET would go down very well at Warped
but you can tell the difference between an English band who plays
this style to an American one. The English approach is more sophisticated
and bands from here seem more individual in sound, style, technique
and look. US bands tend to be clones of each other so I'd always
go for the European version where possible and that certainly
applies here. I just find this slant more sincere and authentic
than a bunch of mall kids whining about shit plus they look slightly
older than most bands currently being churned out of the US and
that's another huge plus point for me.
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