So many other people have already said their piece about this record and I agree 100%, so I’m cheating. I agree with pretty much every word of the below, choice cuts from reviews of ‘Sundowning’, so here’s what I, and other reviewers, think!
“This Is Hell clearly have the potential to give their peers and the punters a serious run for their money.”
“Sundowning is blistering. Travis Reilly’s vocals are cutting and commanding, forcefully howling loud, releasing feelings of disgust and rage.”
“Sundowning is a bloody fantastic record – I suggest you buy it now!”
“If you’re a fan of the old school style of DIY hardcore, this is the album for you.”
“for those of us who think the last great hardocore record had an “A” and an “N” on the sleeve (before there was a “G”,”U” or “T”), finally, there’s another furious ‘core record worth sweating through the long days to.”
“What more can you ask of a hardcore band’s first album when it brings the same amount of intensity as the preceding EPs, integrates more influences from the likes of the Suicide File and the Hope Conspiracy instead of relying solely on a base Give Up the Ghost nod, completely sheds comparisons to the band members’ former endeavors (Scraps and Heart Attacks, the Backup Plan), offers a rapidly changing dynamic in terms of accessibility, and releases the whole thing in a package designed by Converge front-man and talented artist Jake Bannon? Very, very little comes to mind.”