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UKではSPECIALIST SUBJECTS、HOUSEHOLD NAME、ALL IN VINYLからリリースし、USではPAPER+PLASTIC、KISS OF DEATHからリリースしていたサウスウェールズ産メロディックバンドTHE ARTERIESのメンバーがDIVEIDERS、33のメンバーと結成した、激哀愁のUKバーニングメロディックパンクバンドHOT MASSのデビュー音源にして1stアルバムが10曲入りでリリース！これが往年のUKメロディックファンも巻き込むであろうUKらしいメロディックを奏でているのです。ARTERIESの路線そのままにさらにアグレッシブさと悲壮感を煽りまくる最高のメロディックサウンドなんだけど、ARTERIESの時の数倍の破壊力ありです！ダークな感じで幕を上げる1曲目から、一気に疾走感をあげ世界観がガラッと変わる2曲目のイントロが鳴った瞬間、初めて聴いた時は鳥肌立ちました。繊細なギターとバーストするパワーコードギターワークの応酬に、エモーショナル度の高いメロディーにテンションもあがるあがる！これ90年代のHUSKER DU影響下のメロディックサウンドが好きな人、SAMIAM、MOVING TARGETSとかね！UKで言えば後期HDQサウンドからMILLOY、GREAT ST. LOUIS、CHILLERTON周辺のバンド、最近のUSで言えばLATTERMAN、SICK SICK BIRDS周辺のバンド、BOILERMANとか。PHOENIX FOUNDATIONにCUSTODY好きな人も、っていうかサッドなバーニングメロディック好きならマストでしょう！(O)



review from "I Buy WAY Too Many Records Dot Com" by Tim POPKID
http://www.ibuywaytoomanyrecords.com/2016/09/hot-mass-nervous-tensions-lp-coke.html

There was a time where I felt that every single band coming out of the UK was untouchable. So many great bands for so many years. Then things seemed to start quieting down over there. At least to me, it seemed like there weren't anywhere near the amount of killer bands as there once was. Over the recent years the pendulum is starting to swing back in the other direction and a new band that I like is popping up all of the time. The most recent of these bands is Hot Mass.

They're boasting a pedigree of 'ex members of' when you read the descriptions of Nervous Tensions, but I have to admit that I never really was a huge fan of any of their other bands like The Arteries. Hot Mass, on the other hand, is a band I have become an instant fan of. They're capturing a whirlwind of noisy punk energy and forcing it into catchy pop nuggets. I'm reminded a lot of the band Rumspringer, but with about 37% more chaos in each song. Early Spraynard might be another touchstone, but Hot Mass exceeds anything and everything that Spraynard ever put out.

Do you like your punk rock catchy, but rough around the edges? Do you want a vocalist that's shredding his vocal chords, but doing so in a melodic way that doesn't involve unnecessary screaming? Do you want super dynamic guitar work and big anthemic choruses? If you answered yes to any of these, you should probably check out this Hot Mass album. It'll scratch all of those itches