Osmantikos return with one epic rager of Hypertension Crustcore, their style of From Ashes Rise/Tragedy-influenced hardcore. Dynamic and moody, overtop a relentless hardcore drum attack. For me, this is the best current Malaysian band.
Borhan is one of the world's foremost Swedish hardcore enthusiasts, and he's hand picked Last Climb to handle the flip side. Three tracks of that raw brutality that Sweden is known for, fast and scathing, recalling harsh 90s crustcore like 3-Way Cum and Dismachine, or early Kontrovers.