If you haven't already, check out Resolve from Missouri. They are probably one of my favorite bands currently and I'm glad to do a review of their 7" I just recieved in the mail today. This band is fucking awesome with a strong Youth Of Today/Turning Point/Release/Straight Ahead feel. It's seriously that fucking good. As you can see, the cover of the 7", which was released on Commitment Records, was drawn by the european crucial artist RAM and it depicts a godzilla-sized dude wearing a straight edge varsity jacket, hoodie, champion mesh shorts and classic nikes storming through a city (Washington DC perhaps) while military soliders flee in panic followed with RESOLVE in big varsity letteting on the top. Amazing artwork indeed. RAM's style is very awesome and often reminds me of a Crucial Youth art style. The back shows the same up from the chest down wearing his jacket with an X'd fist with the song names.
Alright, now to get into the music. The recording quality if perfect and fitting. It's not too rough and not too clean and it's absolutely amazing. Mike (the singer) shows a strong, bold sense of a vocal style. Personally I think it has Skip feel (early Turning Point era) meets Release. The music is loud, fast, and in your face with multiple and great uses of the divebombs. It's truly like someone went back to 1988/1989, grabbed a bunch of dudes from the Anthrax, brought them to modern times and started this fucking band. I don't know why I haven't gotten into this band before, but as I'm listening to this record, I'm proud to claim Resolve as my current favorite band. Yes, #1 band of all the bands currently around. If you can, I HIGHLY recommend you purchase a copy of this 7" asap because it would be a shame for it to sell out and have you miss out on such a great record.
On a side note, I've talked to the singer through messages on forums and myspace and they plan on coming this summer. I'm going to try to make it a priority to get at least a weekend with Resolve when they come over to the east coast.
In conclusion, this record is a 10/10 especially if you're into hard fast youth crew hardcore in the vain of Turning Point, Youth Of Today, Release, Straight Ahead, Wide Awake, etc.
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