{"product_id":"the-hell-1","title":"The Hell","description":"\u003cp\u003eSorry State Records (US) and Drunken Sailor Records (UK) present a new self-titled 5-song EP from Cleveland’s the Hell. The four to-the-point rippers on the a-side pick up where the Hell’s 2023 album left off, fusing big riffs (see: “Liabilities” and “Circling the Drain”) with agile rhythmic shifts (“Cut the Chord”) and executing all of it at hardcore tempos. While these tracks have a similar energy to nihilistic punk-on-the-edge-of-hardcore like the Lewd or the Zero Boys, “Dirt Nap,” which occupies the entire b-side, takes the Hell’s sound to new places, soaking in eerie tension for several minutes before erupting into a brilliant, Buzzcocks-esque chiming chorus. Atop it all, the Hell’s vocalist sneers like a weary, middle-aged Darby Crash whose woes have only compounded as life has unfurled. The Hell speaks to the dismay and cynicism we all feel as part of a species in decline, but they also deliver the jolt of energy we need\u003cbr\u003e8 to face another day. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drunken Sailor","offers":[{"title":"7\" - Black","offer_id":51374887731531,"sku":"R6282-3522","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/The_Hell_EP.jpg?v=1741010503","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/the-hell-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}