With the intention of creating a straight ahead hardcore sound with a noisy approach they could easily be compared to the early Helmet, Jesus Lizard and Unsane. Still they manage to create their own sound within and outside that genre. Soul Control are capable of looking beyond the standard hardcore sound and aren’t afraid of using other influences in their music which leads to a band that sounds refreshing.

 

A great example of this diversity is found in the songs ‘Beyond Words’ and ‘Silent Reality’. The first one is a great pounding hardcore opening track on the album and the second one is a track that grabs you by the throat and keeps dragging you along by the intense midtempo riffs.

 

If you’d ask me, I would say that Bridge 9 Records added another talented band to their label. This first full-length album of Soul Control sounds refreshing and diverse. But without doing any concessions to the intensity of the music. A great album that’s full of interesting hardcore songs that last for roughly three minutes. Don’t get fooled by the last track because it's mostly genuine bullshit at the end of the album after the last song has stopped.