Alienator

***After a demo, a couple of 7”s and several notorious shows around the U.S.A., Black Water is proud to release the hardest sounding LP of the year. Tough as nails hardcore thrash the way it should be. No song over 3 minutes, dive bombs all over the fucking place, riffage galore. Throw in some sick breakdowns, intense solo’s a-plenty and the angriest vocals in PDX and you get this masterpiece of a lesson in violence. Live, they are known for creating an ungodly frenzy in the pit, often resulting in mangled bodies (check their video for “Senseless Violence”). With these 8 tracks being released for home listening, there’s sure to be an epidemic of kids and adults alike destroying their own bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms and breaking bones stage diving off beds, counters or couches. Plain and simple, if you hear this record and it does not make your top 10 list for 2025, chances are you just don’t like Hardcore, period.