{"id":118877,"date":"2023-08-09T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T16:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/?p=118877"},"modified":"2023-07-29T11:01:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T16:01:19","slug":"nasty-heartbreak-criminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/nasty-heartbreak-criminals\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Nasty – Heartbreak Criminals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dang Nasty<\/p>\n

Hardcore is the playground where the punk rock kids and metalheads can frolic together freely and mosh peacefully (still no karate in the pit and crowd killing is strictly banned). If the hardcore is a playground analogy is the framework here, Belgian\/German outfit <\/span>Nasty<\/b> is the kid at the top of the slide that tosses you down the hot metal slope and tops it off with a pile of mud right to your face at the bottom. The playground will be a very dangerous place September 8th, 2023 when their 9th studio album <\/span>Heartbreak Criminals<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>crashes recess via <\/span>Century Media Records. <\/b>Formerly known as Van Damme, Nasty show their years of experience and pull from all different shades of punk and metal and cram it into their already hulking, muscular beatdown hardcore frame, to make their newest release a gargantuan, behemoth of a project, that will have you throwing elbows and smashing tables in your local Denny’s at 3:00 am.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Nasty boys (not the tag team) all deserve some praise for their individual contributions to the record. Matthias “Matthi” Tarnath brings the much needed aggression to pull off vocals to please both the hardcore and metal crowds. Patrick “Paddv” Gaidzik brings a similar amount of brawny riffage to the guitar. There’s so many guitar leads and hooks that stick out. Very memorable playing that’s sure to get hardcore kids pumping their fists when they hear these tracks live. Berislaw “Berry” Audenaerd\u00a0 bass, and Christian “Nash” Fritz on drums are a force to be reckoned with. Their pounding and driving rhythms assault the listener from all sides, while Gaidzik’s guitar shocks them directly to the core, leaving them vulnerable for Tarnath’s vocals to land a pinpointed blow right between the eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIntro\u201d is a self explanatory track that does a good job of building a tone for this project. It sets an unsettling atmosphere that takes on a harsh undercurrent which explodes into the real opening, \u201cRoses\u201d. There\u2019s an equal mix of great emotion and playing here. It\u2019s a little repetitive but great energy (hardcore in a nutshell). With vile vocals and sick guitars it\u2019s a good way to set the bar high for the album. \u201cReality Check\u201d is a bruiser of a number with emotive vocals and surprisingly uplifting lyrics. Complete with frantic drums, cranking bass, and banging riffs. Add in lyrics like \u201cBelieve\u00a0 in myself\u201d it\u2019s a track that leaves a big smile on my face. \u201cTotal Domination\u201d is another thrilling well paced number from beginning to end. I dig how drum focused it transitions into near the end.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n