TURNSTILE - Time & Space LP

Label: Roadrunner Records

Turnstile are the talk of the town when it comes to Hardcore punk at the moment. With ties to genre heavyweights Trapped Under Ice, being both Brendan Yates' side project, as well as being former label mates on the independent outfit Pop Wig, the band certainly has the pedigree to be producing some of the genre's best work. This most recent project, Time and Space, their first for Roadrunner Records, sees the Maryland band build on their trademark 90s throwback Hardcore sound, developing the stripped back machismo of earlier work to add complexity, variety, melody and experimentation. Often described as the bastard child of Rage Against the Machine's raspy vocal attack and infectious grooves, with an instrumental approach more akin to titans of yesteryear, Snapcase, Turnstile have learnt to bend the boundaries of Hardcore, producing one of the most distinct and unique punk albums of recent years.