Swain (formerly This Routine Is Hell)

Swain (who were formerly known as This Routine Is Hell) is a four-piece hardcore punk band from Utrecht, the Netherlands that began in 2009. They're passionately furious, making each song sound like a vicious declaration. Rumbling bass lines are violated by sharp, piercing guitar parts, which are backed by pounding drums and vocals that tear at your skin. Basically, this band just kills it. Check them out, Howl is probably one of my favourite hardcore releases of 2013 (so far). Enjoy.

FFO: Ceremony, Paint It Black, Trash Talk, Midnight Souls

The Verve Crusade (2010)

1. The Gate

2. Tied Down (but comfortable enough)

3. Manufacturing Consent

4. Crossed Fingers

5. Crooks & Robbers

6. The Verve Crusade

7. Make Haste

8. The Weight Of Defeat

9. Hear. See. Speak?

10. Question Everything

11. The Desperate Sway

Repent. Repeat. (2012)

1. Without Spirit, We Roam

2. Repent. Repeat.

3. Shine

4. Memories Are Haunting Me

5. Repulse

6. The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner

Howl (2013)

1. Gather Your Stones

2. Nostalgia

3. Howl

4. Shiver

5. - 

6. Wrongdoer

7. Cancer

8. I Wake To See The World Go Wild

9. Gloom

10. Don't Let Them

11. Uncommon Ground

12. Asleep

Heavy Dancing (2015)

1. I Weep For Mankind

2. Heavy Dancing

3. I Need Some Space

4. Vaarwel

The Long Dark Blue (2016)

1. Hold My Head

2. Half Asleep / Half Awake

3. Punk-Rock Messed You Up, Kid

4. Never Clean My Room

5. It's Hard To Make Friends

6. Kiss Me Hard

7. Faze Me

8. Secrets Inside

9. Seen A Good Man (In A Bad Mood)

10. You're Not Special

11. Hoping For It

12. It's A Strange Way Down (The Underwater Song)

13. Rid Myself Of You

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