Search - Bane :: Give Blood

So play the violins...

pick squeal | MD | 03/20/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yeah, this record and this band pretty much embody everything I love hardcore for. When I think of Bane, I think of sincerity. Give Blood is like a concept record about being on tour. Every song's lyrics address being on the road in a different way, each one more honest and direct than the last. "Ante Up"'s poker-as-a-metaphor-for-life theme is a favorite. They are kind of a celebration of hardcore old and new, and still know what's up insofar as it's about having fun and being different, not wearing camo shorts and "bringing the mosh".



The music is really interesting, there are never really any obvious breakdowns and the songwritings more developed than the old stuff. "Some Came Running" has a HUGE riff and a perfect bridge section. "Release the Hounds" is the sore thumb here, it's got a socal punk vibe.



So... I could write more about this record but I'll let Aaron do the honors:

how many more days will you sit

and talk about your ambitions

all that you can be

the person you are dying to be

the place you want to get to but always out of reach

before that fury swells inside of you

grows so big that it forever quiets you

stand up to your demons

make a run at your goliath

find the best, find the worst

waiting in both of you



it's not the who or the what that is lasting

but how you fight

that is the fight

the only mark that will not leave you



and i will feel my heart drum its final beat

if it meant that i have give this my all

there's nothing left for me to believe in

if not you, if not this...

what else is there but death?



(it's your call... it's all on you)



give more

give everything

give blood"

A modern Hardcore Classic

sadisticbastard | Okinawa Japan(originally Imperial MO) | 05/30/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I myself first became aquainted with Bane with album "The Note", which might I add is a killer album. After buying that and loving it I bought this masterpiece of a Hardcore album. I had to listen to it a few times before I apreciated the true beauty of this album. With Bane your getting Hardcore at it's finest, not metalcore. Lots of gang vocals and positive lyrics, it's not to fast, really heavy, or full of huge breakdowns, it's just really good hardcore."

Priceless

sadisticbastard | 07/14/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Never have I been inspired by an album like this. First, if you don't like old school hardcore, then you shouldn't be reviewing this anyway. THe album is an awesome blend of old school a new styles. Couldn't have been done better. Ali vs. Fraiser is the most inspirational song of our time. Amazing."