Another long folded cover with artwork that spans both sides.
B-side label (left) and D-side label (right), do you see the pattern? There were 200 copies where the A/B record was white.
JIN’RIK’SHA – End Present 2×7″
JIN’RIK’SHA’ has ex-members of the Oslo band ANGST but is very different. Totally crushing stuff that has been compared to HIS HERO IS GONE (RIP). JIN’RIK’SHA’ played some gigs on the Scandinavian part of the HIS HERO IS GONE tour in 1999 and a band member of HHIG told me once: “they blew us away every night”.
World class stuff for sure, one of Norway’s best-kept secrets. Only four songs but around 19 minutes of music.
Tracks
Lit
Day In Frost
Blindfall
Sickness And Hell
Reviews from Maximum RocknRoll, Heartattack, and Slug & Lettuce
Former members of the Norwegian legends ANGST, so you know my expectations were high. Just about everything they put out was without flaw – total powerhouse Hardcore. This takes a slightly different road – it’s not the same blazing frenzy, but a more calculated, methodical attack. Hoarse vocals, raging hardcore – you’d say they had mellowed with age, if this was mellow. Excellent stuff – progression without compromise – moving forward without losing touch. The songs rely on structure in the way ANGST relied on speed – better with each listen. (MRR)
Wow! First of all this is a double 7″ – which is an impressive format. I fell in love with this Norwegian band. Their sound is heavy and powerful and thick – with a layered style of weaving guitars and complexities. Creates a real mood and feeling – while throttling you with a wall of power. It’s got that style of heavy Hardcore with melodic guitars floating around and a real swaying rhythm that has a plodding rocking while mesmerizing quality. Kinda like a cross between HIS HERO and mid-period NEUROSIS with that Scandinavian Hardcore foundation. I LOVE it! (Slug & Lettuce)
I was told by one of the HIS HERO IS GONE-now-TRAGEDY members that JIN’RIK’SHA’ was worth checking out, so when this one came in i snapped it up. They are indeed worth a check out or two and then some return visits just for fun. Every song is a heavy hit of Hardcore that will appeal to anyone that digs the HIS HERO IS GONE thing, or even more so for those that dig the HIS HERO influences. There aren’t any lyrics, so I can’t commit on that aspect but the music is quite good. They hail from Norway and are according to some one of the best bands from that area. (Heartattack)