Two sides of brutalizing blast, the first featuring some brand new violence from Cleveland's mighty Apartment 213. The band has been relatively quiet since the release of their split with Agoraphobic Nosebleed from a few years ago, but they've shown up here with four new tracks of their trademark crush assault to remind everyone that, no, they haven't gone anywhere, and no, they still aren't interested in making friends. From the opener "Creepy" and it's crushing dirgey riff that spurts out chunks of electronic squelch and drill noise, to the classic ultracore of "Apply Your Make-up" and it's attendant whirlwind blastbeats, slow chugging thug-riffage and Steve Makita's barking, pissed-off vocals, these guys remain masters of their brand of Midwestern neo-power violence, a perfect fusion of metallic Infest worship and weirdo industrial noise.

The Pennsylvania trio Nothing Is Over makes for good sparring partners on this 7". Their side follows up Apt 213's violence with their own raw take on shock-assault blastcore, ripping through seven short tracks of thrashy, Spazz-esque hardcore that shifts every few seconds into another crushing maniacal riff, weird sudden stops and jarring arrangements that come at lightning speed, some oddball bass guitar parts, song titles that make no effort to conceal their bad attitude ("Get Pissed", "Everyday Hate", "You're Cut Off", "Stare Back") and best of all, a handful of killer breakdowns that make me think that I'm all of a sudden hearing some 80's youth crew band jacked up on PCP. These guys will ingratiate themselves with not onl y Apt 213 fans but anyone into contempo PV like Endless Blockade and SU19B with ease. Note: the 7" has one of those large center holes, so you'll need a 45 rpm hole adapter to play this.