For Fans Of: Comeback Kid, Miles Away, Raised Fist.
Brisbane punk/hardcore group Driven Fear released their debut album ‘Contender’ on 11/11/11. The album includes guest vocals from past, current, and future Australian hardcore stars Scott McFadyen (Toe To Toe), Joel Birch (The Amity Affliction), and Zach Duncalfe (Promises). Their fans know just how talented they are, and now it is time for the rest of the world to hear.
“I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” Those words were made famous by Peter Finch in the movie ‘Network’ back in 1976. That is what starts off the album at the beginning of ‘Sense To The Senseless’. It leaves the listener with a haunting feeling that a speech from a movie over 35years old could not be more relevant about society today. All ears are listening from that moment onwards. But if your attention was not taken hold of from track one, then the second track ‘Growth’ will blow you away. Turn the volume up loud and prepare yourself for the explosion of energy and anger that Driven Fear so easily put in their music. The slow groove of title track ‘Contender’, the stripped back vocal onslaught that is titled ‘In Care Of…’, and with the heart-wrenching closer ‘Scattered To The Winds’, it becomes evident that Driven Fear have taken their music from respectable local band to world-class hardcore group. With influences that range from Black Flag to Comeback Kid, Driven Fear have the knowledge, the skill, and now the songs to take their careers to heights few reach.
‘Contender’ is one of the best and most respectable punk/hardcore releases Australia has produced and one of the best from anywhere in the world that 2011 has heard. Driven Fear have exceeded all expectations on their debut album. Australian hardcore is in safe hands.
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