25 Ta Life – Friendship, Loyalty, Commitment (1999)

January 14, 2023

Friendship, Loyalty, Commitment is probably the most un-metal thing to ever call a record, but y’know, for all of hardcore’s macho posturing, the message is usually one of positivity underneath. 25 Ta Life push that whole concept to 11 with this super-distilled shot of tuff-guy hardcore. 

The music is absolute class though, with some amazing riffage and a raw but well-balanced production. Whatever you make of the vocalist, you can’t really deny that his style just lends a whole bunch of charm to the entire thing. 

I’m not a hardcore guy but I really enjoyed this, even if the vocals are pretty funny in parts.