{"id":5907,"date":"2021-04-02T15:25:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T14:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=5907"},"modified":"2021-04-03T11:29:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T10:29:26","slug":"incisions-will-blow-you-away-with-their-shock-and-awe-hardcore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=5907","title":{"rendered":"Incisions will blow you away with their  shock and awe hardcore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">ALBUM REVIEW: Incisions &#8211; Bliss (TNSRecords)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bliss is the second album by Manchester&#8217;s Incisions. If you like your punk hard, fast and furious, it&#8217;s an absolutely essential record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a single and couple of EPs on Horn And Hoof, they switched to TNS for their self-titled 2018 album. It was a searing blast of hardcore punk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Hard hitting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I first saw them on the Introducing stage at Rebellion Festival 2019, and was<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=611\"> impressed by their hard-hitting,<\/a><\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=611\">energetic performance<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year they released a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=3275\">split 7in with labelmates Pizzatramp<\/a><\/strong>, and now they&#8217;re back with a second slice of shock and awe to blow you away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>No Shame<\/em>, released as the first single, sounded more furious than the band ever have before. It whetted the appetite for the album, which delivers in spades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Incisions - No Shame\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nepCoL0eFuY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To describe it as &#8216;uncompromising&#8217; doesn&#8217;t even begin to do justice to Bliss. It&#8217;s the first album I&#8217;ve heard in a long time that me go &#8216;wow&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formed in 2015 as a three-piece, Incisions burned out seven different line-ups in four years, and now have the classic hardcore formation of Jordan Lloyd (vox), Archie Moss (bass), Martin Battle (guitar) and Andy Teal (drums).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Bleak lyrics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting with the short, raging <em>You&#8217;re Not the Same<\/em> and continuing in the same vein with <em>Fuck The World<\/em> and <em>Fighting Myself<\/em>, they tear through 12 tracks in just 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ripping guitars are driven by a frantic rhythm section, and the metal-tinged <em>Repeat Prescription<\/em>, four songs in, somehow lifts things to new levels of intensity. Tackling themes of addiction, self-doubt and loss of control, it paints a bleak image of urban life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Incisions - Repeat Prescription\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lUMwwxPVInE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Back Of The Line<\/em> adds melody to the beautiful noise, and the seething <em>No Shame<\/em> &#8211; about trying to live up to other people&#8217;s expectations &#8211; makes it a stunning 1-2 as the album moves into its second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lloyd&#8217;s voice is close to cracking on the bludgeoning <em>First Impressions<\/em>, while <em>The Sweeney<\/em> tackles fragile mental health, &#8220;The voices in my head are killing me\/I\u2019m a bomb, I\u2019m about to explode.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An unexpected change of pace on <em>Better<\/em>, just the singer and an acoustic guitar, shows a different side to Incisions.  Most of all, it allows the lyrics space to breathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Incisions-pic-by-hold-my-pint.jpg?resize=640%2C426\" alt=\"hardcore band incisions\" class=\"wp-image-5921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Incisions-pic-by-hold-my-pint.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Incisions-pic-by-hold-my-pint.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Incisions-pic-by-hold-my-pint.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Incisions-pic-by-hold-my-pint.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Incisions-pic-by-hold-my-pint.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Incisions-pic-by-hold-my-pint.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Incisions-pic-by-hold-my-pint.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Manchester hardcore band Incisions. Pic: Hold My Pint.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the finale, <em>Insecure<\/em>, it&#8217;s back to absolutely blistering hardcore as the frontman confronts those personal demons again, screaming: &#8220;I can&#8217;t live inside my head\/Aaaaaaaany more\/It&#8217;s dark.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this form, Incisions are right at the top of their game, and ready to take the UK DIY scene by storm once we&#8217;re allowed to have gigs again. I can&#8217;t wait to see them again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wondered how they were going to top their excellent 2018 debut album. They&#8217;ve absolutely smashed it. 9\/10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bliss is available from TNSRecords <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnsrecords.co.uk\/shop\/incisions-bliss-hardcore-punk\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong> <\/a>on translucent green vinyl and CD, and can be downloaded from Bandcamp <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tnsrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/bliss\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALBUM REVIEW: Incisions &#8211; Bliss 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