Inside windowless rooms, not unlike catacombs, the shittiness relays some hope. The hair on the soap. The noose in the rope. The filth and the death don’t phase me. Rendered concrete rendered useless by small unskilled hands, weather and time. Breathe the fumes in deep and blink the dust through your eyes. It’s Hanoi. Everything will be fine. Cast your doubts aside, swallow that dirt down with your pride. To the lawlessness of these foreign lands, you shall abide. Your compass demagnetised. This structured chaos scares even the cat with all 9 lives. Safety concerns from mistakes past are earned but here they seem to bother no one. A horn blares, dodge buses here and there, eat rotten meat. Hey! Not a worry under the sun. You’ll burn bridges for desires on the street in small wildfires. The dust now joined by ashes being blinked right through your eyes. The smoked good fortunes rise into a city, more like a hive. Here in structured chaos somehow everything survives.
credits
from Rope Burn - Full Album,
released August 10, 2018
Produced by Clayton Segelov
Recorded, Mixed, Mastered by Clayton Segelov
Assistant Engineer Angie Watson
supported by 10 fans who also own “Visibly Hanoi'd”
Kick ass EP. I’m a big fan of No Trigger’s whole catalog but this EP harkins back to the good ‘ol Canyoneer days and man is it refreshing. Vocals are killer as always and the band continues to rock razor sharp guitar melodies that never get convoluted. Okay stop reading this and go support these guys. Don
supported by 9 fans who also own “Visibly Hanoi'd”
I love it. Have to agree with still bummed: this packs an emotional punch but rocks hard. I've played this whole album repeatedly over the last week which is unusual for me. Exhilarating, poignant, intelligent, melodic. Robin Ward
UK82-inspired hardcore punk from Christchurch, New Zealand, gruff and fast and economical and, of course, righteously pissed. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 16, 2020
Dead Cross, Retox, and Qui members dish out subversive hardcore with an indignant smirk; come for the riffs, stay for the synth experiments. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2024