{"id":58652,"date":"2018-04-11T17:30:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T16:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=58652"},"modified":"2018-05-03T23:36:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T22:36:06","slug":"review-rough-hands-moral-terror-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-rough-hands-moral-terror-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Rough Hands – Moral Terror EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Though tragically under-appreciated, Rough Hands<\/b>\u2019 2016 album \u2019Let Me Win Your Hearts And Minds\u2019<\/i> was an example of British hardcore at its most electric, pulling from Converge and The Dillinger Escape Plan and putting a spin on it to keep the sound as visceral as possible. It was definitely a step towards the level of quality that the UK\u2019s thriving hardcore scene wanted, and it seems as though it paid off \u2013 now signed to Venn Records (AKA the starting block for everyone who\u2019s anyone in exciting British music), Rough Hands<\/b> are already making serious advancements with \u2019Moral Terror\u2019<\/i>.<\/p>\n

The biggest factor of that on this new EP comes in the sound, now moving towards a fusion of Will Haven\u2019s black, oppressive atmosphere and Code Orange\u2019s skull-crushing technique. Tracks like \u2019Anodyne\u2019<\/i> and the title track ooze with evil intent and monstrous riffs, and even at only twenty-two minutes, there\u2019s still plenty to dig into. If anything, brevity is another strength, in its condensation and refinement of every element to almost the very peak of its potential.<\/p>\n