All Hell Breaks Loose
With Homestretch, Harbinger, Deathbed, Eucharist, and Axis
The Talent Farm, Pembroke Pines
Saturday, July 9, 2011
South Florida has always had a strong hardcore punk scene responsible for putting out some world-class bands in the past. However, recent years have found a lack of inspired bands and, more important, have lacked the sense of community that fosters the growth of such bands. Being a cyclical beast, your local hardcore scene is again spawning bands worthy of your interest; a new crop of sonically gratifying, aurally destructive bands that are putting more than just their own time and money where their DIY mouth is, they put out the genuine article for hardcore punk and have the potential to bring your jaded, 30-year-old ass out of mosh retirement.
Featuring a six-band bill, this particular show had three newer bands you need to know about, and I stress this, need to see live: Miami's Homestretch, West Palm Beach's Harbinger, and Daytona Beach's Axis. If these three bands don't make you proud to call Florida home again, you're probably too far gone, and I recommend trading your collection of seven-inches for the Sleigh Bells' full-length and an ironic mustache.