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Jack (from Death Metal \nbruisers Mortuary Spawn) joined soon after the release of the Demo in \n2020 and the line up was complete with Pest Control’s first show \ncommencing in their home town the week lockdown ended.  Influenced by \nclassic thrash giants such as Metallica, Testament etc. but with a \nhealthy spoonful of crossover like Crumbsuckers, Ludichrist and \nMunicipal Waste, the members grew up with one foot in the Leeds metal \nand hardcore scenes, taking the best from both worlds.  For the \nrecording of the LP they were joined by Luke on second guitar and now \nhave a permanent second guitarist in the shape of Joe Williams (Big \nCheese, Fate) and will be seen touring Europe with the almighty \nForeseen, having already played across the UK with Municipal Waste, \nEternal Champion and as well as appearances at Outbreak and Wrongside \nFests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this LP the band have truly shown\n their technical chops from the fast and furious title track to the \nalmost operatic thrash style of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Deceiver\u003c\/i\u003e.\n There is a fresh range of ideas and most importantly catchy songs for \nthe Crossover Thrash fan to sink their teeth into. 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Starting in 2019, Stiff Meds arose from the grand tradition of fast as fuck music that has always been at the centre of UKHC from Napalm Death to Voorhees. Taking that history, along with some more US influences such as No Comment and Infest, vocalist Seth marries that with tales of the macabre as metaphors for daily life. Each song contains more riffs than most brains can compute in real time and is a testament to the skill level of the band. Not surprisingly they have grown a reputation as a ferocious live machine that blasts through 20+ songs with ease and without stops with wild crowd reactions to match. If you don’t believe us, then check out the Live at the Mersey Shore Set as an exclusive special feature of the physical vinyl release of Tales from the Slab. 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Very much catching this vibe musically as well, Instructor sound like they got together in an alleyway and made some instruments out of garbage cans to play Breakdown’s ‘87 Demo and Kickback’s Cornered LP. As hardcore gets more and more polished, the truly meat-and-potatoes variety is becoming a rare sight, but that’s exactly what you get with Instructor, with bucketloads of attitude and energy from people living and breathing the life. Vocalist Dario sounds like he has smoked 2 million cigarettes, whilst guitarist Bert whips out some wild solos only a mother, and punk enthusiasts, could love. And that’s the point. 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It was important for vocalist Kai to sing in Japanese, a language with a unique rhythm and flow that he wanted to match to the riffs, as well as to communicate about topics important to the local, as well as global community, using powerful Japanese words. ‘The Big Escape’ 12” talks about cult religions, political corruption, domestic violence, and companies that force people to work in poor conditions, as well as the suppression of citizens who resist authoritarian forces. I see through their lies and madness and act with the determination I have squeezed out, without succumbing to after-the-fact sophistry or threats. The underlying theme is the understanding that structural issues in society and politics cannot be easily solved, but it’s important to voice dissatisfaction and anger, and resist, and sometimes that’s by running away to survive, but it’s difficult to put this into practice in everyday life. 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