This lean and ferocious record proves there’s still greatness to be drawn from hardcore’s base elements. Bandcamp Album of the Day Sep 26, 2018. Private Room by Counterparts.
Hardcore Xerxes (USA). 8. Exit 123. 9. (But Here We Are). Other productions from Xerxes (USA). Our Home Is a Deathbed.
Collision Blonde is a lyrical wreck that's driven by love, drugs, depression and waking up in a cold sweat wondering "What's next for me?" on a consistent basis. It's thoughtfully countered with a harmonic jangle of reverb, delay and hooks, as Xerxes has created their most polarizing work to date. xerxes collision blonde no sleep. Released by: No Sleep Records. Release date: 21 October 2014.
Collision Blonde is set for release through No Sleep Records. Check out a list of tour dates the band have coming up in support of CB below, as well.
Xerxes Collision Blonde. Collision Blonde is a pretty cool mixture of ambient and hardcore music. Not all of the songs hit the mark, but at such a short run time, the album is still a worthwhile listen.
Xerxes - collision blonde. Xerxes' sophomore full-length is backed by guitarist Will Allard, bassist Joseph Goode and drummer Ben Sears (who also plays alongside Allard in Whips/Chains). With a new line-up and some years removed from their young, violent, hardcore days, the instrumental prowess on "Collision Blonde" sounds less like their elder contemporaries and more a cleaner tone reminiscent of Jesus And Mary Chain and The Cure, yet sharp and uneasy in the vein of Bauhaus' early, gothic post-punk edge.
