NEWS 2020/07/21
On their upcoming full length record, ‘All Is Forgiven’, HAWSER (interviewed for IDIOTEQ in 2017) begs for and offers forgiveness in a world of torment, guilt and shame. The four piece from Rotterdam, NL picks up where they left off on ‘Tough Love’, yet again translating personal struggle into a sonic representation of weltschmerz. However obvious the musical progression, ‘All Is Forgiven’ is undeniably a Hawser record, offering hard hitting metallic riffs with the recognizable groove of the band that you’re used to. The first single ‘Snowblind’ seamlessly bridges the gap between ‘Tough Love’ on one hand and the furthest extremities on ‘All Is Forgiven’ on the other hand. Lyrically tackling substance abuse on the track...
A Different Shade of Blue
Track Listing 01. Belleville 02. Trapped In The Grasp Of A Memory 03. A Serpent’s Touch (Ft. Emma Boster) 04. By The Grave 05. In The Walls 06. Guided By The Moon 07. Mistakes Like Fractures 08. Forget Your Name (Ft. Keith Buckley) 09. Road 23 10. …And Still I Wander South 11. Denied By Fate 12. Misguided Son 13. Slings And Arrows -Cover Version- (BONUS TRACK) 14. All My Friends (BONUS TRACK)
So Unknown [Analog]
Vinyl LP pressing. Includes booklet. Seven years into a career built on an uncompromising ethos and carefully crafted, brutal sounds, Jesus Piece melds intelligence and aggression in a manner that doesn't just push the genre's rigid boundaries. It sets the standard for the shape of hardcore to come.... So Unknown is the sound of articulated brutality that defies categorization. It's 28 minutes of rage and introspection slammed into the red. From explosive opener 'In Constraints' to the dissonant strains of 'Tunnel Vision' to the caustic 'An Offering to The Night', Jesus Piece's Century Media debut and their first full-length since 2018's landmark, 'Only Self' has been worth the wait. Co-produced and mixed by Randy LeBouef (Every Time I Die, Orthodox), '... So Unknown' is a spectacular second act and a passage to something more intense and personal for the five Pennsylvania natives.