Pist-On
Number One
(Fierce-Futurist)
reviewed in issue #119, 9/23/96
Epic hardcore, showering heavy riffs with waves of fuzz. Or, if you prefer, grungy hardcore, with gothic overtones. Type O with a little more aggro. Whatever.
And while I'm generally annoyed by really pretentious stuff (and trust me, Pist-On is pretentious, down to the Nietzche quote on the back cover), I do like Type O, and I like this. While not totally ripping off Pete and the boys, Pist-On takes enough for a comparison, but also brings in much more of the hardcore mess.
And that's where Pist-On shines: when the punk parts show. The epic goth ballads sound a bit too much like a rehash. I hope the future shows a bit more originality.
And with songs like "Parole" and "Shoplifters of the World Unite", Pist-On might make a mark. But watch out for the copycat syndrome.
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