Long Island metalcore, predictable sameness of vocal and guitar tone and style, but just a hint of Dark Tranquillity melody amidst the mindless chugging.
Veterans of Lowercase, Sebadoh, and Red Aunts. They pen the clever lyrics and the hooks, but they also like a little feedback and drone and anti-tune bashing.
Only Crime isn’t averse to a melody, and their fierce delivery will shame most of the young bands trying to follow. Try to keep up, kids, this is how it’s done.
Squatters who can’t write songs, can’t play the shitty songs they write, can’t get their lives together, and who are applauded for being a bunch of losers.
The sound is reminiscent of Rancid and The Suicide Machines but, to be brutally honest, The Code is quite a bit better than either and poised to be huge.