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Staff IconTigershark - Demo (Cover Artwork)

Tigershark

Demo (2006)
self-released

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Published on November 3rd 2006


Noisy hardcore with a decent amount of crust influence running through it, Tigershark's DIY demo is like an excited high-five among Tragedy, Akimbo and From Ashes Rise, so fans of any of those bands will probably get a kick out of it.

Ex-members of the SetUp and the Assistant also manage to provide a set of guitar chops here proving to be a little more dynamic and talented than the genre's confines usually allow. The throbbing, pulsating bass (yo, "Pulse Check") throws down a thick, messy anchor for which schizophrenic destruction lays waste atop of. It should be noted that the band does show a considerable amount of restraint considering the style, with tempos tending to operate at lesser speeds and not so much the more lightning-fast upheaveals usually prevalent in other bands. Some unusually melodic sections are served up, too ("One on the Zero").

A couple reviews I've read are using the term 'noise-metal' to describe the work here, but I don't know, it just seems entirely too raw and rooted in hardcore to mention it, as complex as some of the instrumental work gets.

In all I like what I'm hearing from the RVA outfit, and if the above seems like it aims towards your alley, you should too.

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    Anonymous (November 4, 2006)

    There should be a Demo section on punknews.org. Shit, I'll review the millions of demos, if you want.

    -Ken

    feeeding5000 (November 4, 2006)

    This sounds incredibly cool. I'll attempt to pick this up. If it's a demo, do they give it out for free?

    Icapped2pac (November 3, 2006)

    Anybody remember that Thundercats knockoff cartoon, "TigerSharks"?

    ThunderCats>Silverhawks>TigerSharks

    But shit, when I was 9 I loved them all equally.

    Anonymous (November 3, 2006)

    a BEAR holding a SHARK????!!!! Holy fuck, you oringinal son of a bitch! seriously, i've never hear those two animals in a band name togather before.

    Anonymous (November 3, 2006)

    frightening! but not as frightening as "a bear holding a shark!" that's what my band is called :P

    SloaneDaley (November 3, 2006)

    score is for the marvel supervillain of the same name

    Ianw (November 3, 2006)

    Sounds delicious, where can i pick it up?

    BrendanKelly (November 3, 2006)

    bear vs shark?

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