Once No Warning dropped their 7" on Martyr Records it really kicked the doors open wide for ripping off NYHC left and right no matter where you were from - be it Toronto, Detroit or in the case of Frostbite, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Very few people I know like this band and I think the issue a lot of people have is that their direct influence was pretty clear. While a lot of these bands most likely loved classic New York Hardcore bands and wanted to bite riffs from Where the Wild Things Are or the New Breed Comp, the predominant influence overwhelmingly appeared to be No Warning, a contemporary of theirs. This is painfully obvious in the song "Pressure" where the break is a modified version of the break in "Take it or Leave it" by No Warning.
However, I love this 7" and while people may dislike it for any number of reasons, is has held up a lot better for me than a many other things I was into in 2002 and it sticks out to me more than much of what I'm hearing now. The riffs are fast and the breakdowns are hard, but not excessive and the lyrics are interesting and clever without being over the top (i.e. the line "what fucking language am I speaking" which I've always found funny and periodically pops into my head since I bought this record 6 years ago). I know one or two of these dudes went on to be in Cold World (a band that is regularly clowned or hyped based on where you're at, but has some legitimately good songs), but I kind of like Frostbite better even if they were relatively short lived and not entirely original. It is hardcore after all, what hasn't been done before?
Frostbite - S/T
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Check out the singers new band: http://www.myspace.com/robesphiladelphia
Also features Cold World guitarist Josh Jew and War Hungry drummer Mook.
I wish we could compare Robes to Surplus Sons and call it day.
I was actually waiting for your response to this post because I know we've talked about Frostbite before.
I read about Robes a few months ago on this messageboard full of Philly/Baltimore/Brooklyn hipsters actually. I checked out their myspace a few months ago and liked what I heard. I downloaded the EP and it's pretty good. The lyrics leave something to be desired, but I think the music is awesome. The singer of Frostbite sings for them?
Yes, sings and plays guitar.
Frostbite rules. I got a few versions of the 7" and the demo tape.
Things used to be different . what the fuck is nnnnneeexxxtttt.
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