Never Enough - Dead Set on Destruction (Organized Crime Records)

Reviewed by Mark Oster

"Dead Set" is a compilation of singles and live tracks from this Baltimore hardcore act's first two years, along with a half dozen new songs. For relatively short songs (the 27 song disc weighs in at a shade under 49 minutes), the writing is fairly complex, changing tone at a surprisingly torrent pace, though never straying away from a very well defined hardcore sound. The vocals are a fairly high pitched, fast paced shout, with dark lyrics loaded with metaphors. The tone of the vocal content is accented by grinding crunchy guitars and offbeat snare shots. The changes are marked with half time beats and more pulsated rhythms. Worth checking out for any fan of traditional hardcore.

Originally posted in Issue 2.2, March/April 2005