Bloodtrial stated in their bio that they’re not here to reinvent the wheel, but just to play pure honest hardcore in the style of Throwdown, Terror and Hatebreed. Well they succeeded in what they had in mind. Brutal straight to your face hardcore with no compromises. Especially ‘Blackened Blood‘ and ‘Goodbye’ make you want to destroy everything that gets in your way. Mostly because of the brutal voice of vocalist Bart and furious play of the rest of the band Bloodtrial did some damn good business on this split.

 

After this it’s up to Rising Tide to finish up the album. Rising Tide from Roermond plays a more melodic style of hardcore with several metal influences. With this band it’s like everything is right. The vocals are a great match with the music and everything sounds killer. Especially ‘When Words Fall Short’, which has an intro that reminds me of Iron Maiden, is a song where Rising Tide shows their skills. I hope there is much more where that came from.

 

In the end this split is a winning deal for both Bloodtrial and Rising Tide. Two passionate hardcore bands that just want to play their favourite style of music without anybody telling them what to do. Add to this some great artwork that scores some extra points and you have a split album that’s well worth mentioning. I’m looking forward to more songs of both bands.