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While I’m not the biggest hardcore\/metalcore fan (it\u2019s all the screaming), when a band comes along with undeniable intensity and isn\u2019t afraid to mix things up, it would be churlish not to give credit where credit\u2019s due. And boy do Kent five-piece Cove<\/b> deserve some credit for their mini album of heavy riffing, hard moshing bangers.<\/p>\n

\u2019We Were Once Lost\u2019<\/i> opens with ’….’<\/i>, thirty seconds of untitled doom-laden metal riffage that serves as a prelude to the all-out fury of ‘No Place’<\/i>, which is stacked with pulsating riffs and classic heavy hardcore screaming. It does, however, take an atmospheric twist before the powerful searing finale; it\u2019s a high benchmark and a strong indicator that Cove<\/b> may well be a few steps ahead.<\/p>\n

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What sets this record apart is the superb guitar work from Ben Braizer and Pete Woolven; there\u2019s a definite metal feel to the riffing, yet it\u2019s all brilliantly worked to combine effortlessly with more traditional aspects of hardcore. ‘Dead Sea’<\/i>, for example, possesses a rapid fire riff and a hard core groove, while slow boiler ‘Buried’<\/i> takes on a hint of thrash to accompany the social comment.<\/p>\n

‘Sonder’<\/i> is a kind of ballad delivering two minutes of raw emotion and a superb vocal from Sam King to break up the intensive riffage, before the double barrelled assault of ‘Found At Last’<\/i> and first single ‘An Honour’<\/i>. Hold on to your hats for the twists and turns of raging fury prior to an epic group chant that segues into the darkly intense album closer.<\/p>\n

For such a new band, this is a superb debut album full of furious rage and seriously banging tunes. I love the energy and it never gets tired, they keep it fresh with a time change, or a new riff, or they switch up the vocals making for interesting arrangements and giving them their own identity \u2013 great work lads!<\/p>\n

4.5\/5<\/p>\n

\u2019We Were Once Lost\u2019<\/em> EP by Cove<\/b> is out now.<\/p>\n

Cove<\/b> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Edward Layland (@EdwardLayland<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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