xharoldshitmanx

“Harold Shitman- False Hardcore Creates Rapists..The song title is very fetching but unfortunately I'm not a thrash geek and have never succeeded to settling into this style (makes me worry if I'm missing the point somewhere in view of variety and mind expansion). I totally adore the heavy 'crust' scenario (fooking hate that 'word' by the way!) and have seen the likes of Disorder, Amebix, Antisect and USA's Crucifix in their hay day but thats as far as my demeanour seems to allow me.”

“xHarold Shitmanx have been on my top play list for over a year. I own a t-shirt. For a band that I've never seen live (because they're based up in Scotland) this means that I like them, quite a bit. The previous recording of this song 'False Hardcore Creates Rapist's was better, but there's little difference, it's still a blinding song. This is everything that I look for in grind (or power violence as the yanks call it). It's incredibly fast, slightly daft, and satisfies all 5 senses at once, leaving you needing to unload your bowels shortly after. The split with Wheelchair x4 (another of my favourites and who they're touring with in summer '11) is a must for anyone that vaguely enjoys this track.”

“04 - FALSE HARDCORE CREATES RAPISTS - XHarold ShitmanX Whatever else you can say about this song false hardcore this is most definitely not. This is MACH 3, eye popping, ear bleeding, brain liquifying, hardcore at a primal level. If Edward Munch's "The Scream" was a song - this would be it. Sixty four seconds that pound you in to submission. Full on screamo vocal delivery, guitar riffs that slice in to your soul and a bass line that rips your guts from your body and just when you see a glimmer of hope the drums deliver the coupe de grace! This won't be everyones cup of tea - and I do like this end of the genre - this was a little to much for me. Mind you I expect you to make up your own mind”

“ 4. HAROLD SHITMAN - False Hardcore Creates Rapists Shouty hardcore track that comes 'n' goes like a train wreck....left me thinking what the fuck has just happened! Speeds up'n' slows down to give you a bit of a breather in between the fast paced guitar 'n' drum work. Not my choice of listenable material but does have its place in the grand scheme of things as many a band has proven and will continue to do so.”

“ Track 4 – Harold Shitman – Bloody hell a guitar thrash, a thumping bass in the first few seconds and then this track thunders in with just over a minute of screamo hardcore “noise” where the fuck did this come from – no hang on where the fuck did it go. I actually listened to this three times in the end, and whilst totally confused actually ended up liking it – definitely going to appeal to the more hardcore out there, but cannot help but think of my son saying “they need to sit and talk to Graham on the Jeremy Kyle show as they have issues” when he catches me listening to tracks like this! A good mix with the “classic punk” of AFS, “tuneful catchy” Despondents, true bloody class Citizen Keyne and Wake up Call of Harold Shitman, thumbs up for this one Dave – tracks 1,2 and 4 being tracks I’ve never heard before, but will definitely be hearing more.. Buy this you bastards – it’s a steal at a quid! Ill even buy it for you if you ask me nicely!”

“4.Harold Shitman – ‘False Hardcore Creates Rapists’ Well I can tell you this track certainly made me sit up ha, ha. It’s a behemoth of a nuclear bomb, it shreds ya flesh and makes your bollocks return to where they were when you were seven and the size they were then too. This sounds like a gang of screaming maniacs tearing hardcore a new arse with a guitar rather than a cock ha, ha. It’s not for me but if you like your hardcore hard this is hard - I have warned you.”

“This is nasty pasty, dirty Girtie, filthy Wilfy thrash core of the most abrupt and effective kind blasted forth by four foaming hounds of hell all determined to make your ravaged ears bleed. There are no excuses here and certainly no apologies with a big bastard noise thrown forth for all to run away from or to totally get twatted by. Piss off into the distance or stand and take yer kicking' - the choice is all yours. I like this power violent vomit and am happy to regurgitate in unison with these blistering bomb blasts. Apocalyptic and swift - blink and you are burnt - lets examine the fall-out.”

“Harold Frederik Shipman, a doctor in Manchester, is said to have killed over 250 people. He got nicknamed Dr. Death by the media. It’s the horrible underbelly of modern society this noisy four piece pays homage to. Insanity, hate, nihilism are key words. Bands like Spazz, Weekend Nachos and Charles Bronson made XharoldshitmanX to the dangerous wrecking machine that they are. They are cool none the less. Bring on some war and famine; I’m all up for it.”

“Well, do they achieve what they try to? Power violence is a very though territory, is not that easy to reach the goal of playing very good hyperfast'n'tight music without sounding derivative and just a copycat...but hey! This band can play music that has some meaning!”