For Fans Of: Sick Of It All, Damn The Empire.
Declaration hail from Melbourne and are off to a blistering start. They might be a new band but their members have been around the hardcore scene for a while now, having already played in a handful bands. They come together to “Forget fashion, forget trends. Remember the music, the message and believe in yourself!” Their debut 7” ‘Searching For The Answers’ is out now on Pee Records.
‘Searching For The Answers’ is in the form of five songs that clock in at a total time of nine minutes and twelve seconds. That drop you just heard were the lovers of true hardcore/punk who just drooled a little. The skills these five guys display on songs ‘Missed The Point’ and ‘Courage’, are proof of their experience and make this an impressive debut release. Sure some might say the usual “they aren’t doing anything new…” but does that matter? It would be impossible to find a music fans CD collection that did not have multiple CD’s from bands who sound similar. If a band is honest and they play their music damn good with all of their emotion packed into that recording, than that is all that matters.
Declaration’s debut 7” ‘Searching For The Answers’ leaves the listener with cravings that will not be satisfied till they hear a full-length album. Fast, melodic hardcore with meaning is what they deliver and is definitely a package that will not have Return To Sender stamped on top.
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