February 2021 Feature Release – The Revolution Edition

So just like that we find that a new month is upon us which of course means that we’ll be nominating a brand new monthly feature release for each clan. This essentially means that we’re asking you to rate, review & discuss our chosen features for no other reason than because we enjoy the process & banter. We’re really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on our chosen releases so don’t be shy.

This month’s feature release for The Revolution is 2011's highly regarded "Drink Bleach; Live Forever" E.P. from New Jersey mathcore outfit Inside The Beehive. This little record seems to have slipped under the radar a little bit but I recently encountered it while putting together this month's The Revolution Spotify playlist & thought it's grindcore-infused take on mathcore might be something I could really sink my teeth into. It's only 16 minutes long so it won't require an enormous commitment but I'd encourage you all to give it a chance.

Ben, can you please add Inside The Beehive to the site so I can add the link?

Just where exactly in the actual fuck has this release been all my life??? If the idea of 16 minutes of the most over the top, extreme & insanely complex mathcore you've ever experienced sounds appealing then I'd urge you to dive right in & hang on for dear life. The production & performances are spectacular, the arrangements are off the Richter & the vocals are completely fucking berserk.  The occasional metalcore/deathcore breakdown prevents me from dishing out full marks but nonetheless this is a sensational release that sits amongst the best couple of examples of the mathcore subgenre I've ever heard. For fans of Fawn Limbs, As The Sun Sets & The Sawtooth Grin.

4.5/5

P.S. Sure this is a very extreme example of mathcore & it utilizes blast beats occasionally but I don't hear very much that sounds like genuine grindcore. It's more of a secondary subgenre than a primary one as it would seem out of place at the top of a grindcore chart.

Thanks Daniel, but the album is still too far beyond my mostly melodic metalcore league, not to mention a title that would offend people with autism and their parents. Again I'm not into the ultra-grind-metalcore of this band and others such as Gulch and Fawn Limbs (Gaza is still OK for me though). I'm not gonna write a summary, I'm just gonna say the link to my review: https://metal.academy/reviews/19991/26049

3/5