Only Fumes & Corpses new album out now.

dantbyhid

Only Fumes & Corpses-Who really cares, what really lasts

New album from the Galway hardcore band out now.



Available on CD (€8+p&p) and 12" vinyl/ download card (€10+p&p)
from www.onlyfumesandcorpses.bigcartel.com or contact us at
www.myspace.com/onlyfumesandcorpses , onlyfumesandcorpses(at)yahoo.ie or find us on facebook.
Also available from Zhivago Records, Galway and Chaos, Galway.

I'll update this tread/post with reviews etc and also with info on any other shops and distro's that will stock this.

edit:First review for new album is in....
http://lityerses.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/only-fumes-corpses-who-really-cares-what-really-lasts/

Sonovagun

sounds pretty disappointing. and crap name for a band!

AnimalRights

Read the review and why would someone complain about too many tracks on an album? and I don't understand the speed of the somgs bit? Enlighten me Daniel!

My only jibe with this record is perhaps it’s length – one or two tracks shorter and the speed of the songs themselves would have transferred to the album as a whole.

dantbyhid

Sonovagun wrote: »

sounds pretty disappointing. and crap name for a band!

haha... cheers. Check out the songs on our myspace and decide if you like the music for your self. A name is just a name.

dantbyhid

AnimalRights wrote: »

Read the review and why would someone complain about too many tracks on an album? and I don't understand the speed of the somgs bit? Enlighten me Daniel!

My only jibe with this record is perhaps it’s length – one or two tracks shorter and the speed of the songs themselves would have transferred to the album as a whole.

I guess a lot of people (including myself most of times) like short and to the point albums for this kinda stuff. A lot of the songs are over the 3.5 min mark on the album which I guess is not the usual for standard hardcore.
The over all pace of the songs is not as fast either with some more moody and midpaced stuff as well as dub bits going on.
We have 7 new songs for our next release already though... the combined lenght of those songs is less than 5 mins so something different again.

dantbyhid

http://mucklesandwich.wordpress.com/

and metalireland album of the month...
http://www.metalireland.com/2010/08/26/only-fumes-and-corpses-roi-who-really-cares-what-really-lasts/

dregin

Gotta get this. Will Alex be gettin it, Dan? Puttin an order in with him already so would be nice to save on postage.

dantbyhid

dregin wrote: »

Gotta get this. Will Alex be gettin it, Dan? Puttin an order in with him already so would be nice to save on postage.

He hasn't got it yet no. Hardly see him as he is in Sligo all the time. I'll let ya know if anyone is heading up to the Pale in the next while and send one up for ya.

dantbyhid

Pre-order the special edition version with extra tracks and get a free poster.

http://www.lockjawrecords.co.uk/site/only-fumes-corpses.html

dantbyhid

USvsTHEM presents:

Only Fumes & Corpses
The Lobotomies
Refraction
Neifenbach
Weedpriest


@ Kellys, Galway

Friday September 10th
Doors 8pm Adm:€10



http://www.myspace.com/onlyfumesandcorpses
http://www.myspace.com/thelobotomies
http://www.myspace.com/refractiononline
http://www.myspace.com/neifenbach
http://www.myspace.com/weedpriestgalway


This is the weekend of the UK street date/world wide download of our new latest album.



Couple of reviews...
“Probably one of the best hardcore full length records I have had the pleasure of reviewing for ages. It's dirty, powerful and incredibly mature. This record really delivers.” - Lights Go Out Zine

“These twelve tracks, though similar enough, seek not to reinvent
the wheel. They merely implore to attach firecrackers to it, and
roll it down a steep hill in the direction of the Irish orthodoxy.”
4.5/5 -metalireland.com album of the month

“While still keeping the fast anthemic hardcore of their earlier
days firmly to the fore, OFAC have extended their remit
far beyond my expectations and, I'd wager, their own. Wether it's the new line up or what I don't know, but this record erases the memory of anything they've done before - it's a revitalised, dynamic
maelstrom of a record that melds a whole bunch of elements together to produce something that sounds remarkably fresh and most importantly has its' own identity”-destroyedhuman blog

“What struck me first about this record was the fact
that despite wearing their influences firmly on their sleeves in the form of the aggression of bands like comeback kid, the melody and
gruff vocals of hot water music and the riff power of more recent bands like cancer bats, it’s refreshing to hear these facets combined into an original sounding record.” -EYTTTG blog

“ Even the most discerning hardcore/punk rock aficionados
would be hard pushed to not find something they like about this
album. You would do well to buy it.” - mucklesandwich blog

Full reviews etc on myspace/facebook etc

dantbyhid

Rocksound review....



Bigcheese review....

dantbyhid

"What a difference a word can make. Had this five-piece hardcore band from Ireland decided to call themselves Fumes And Corpses, hardly anyone would have batted an eyelid at their name, yet for some unknown reason they went ahead and added the Only, giving them the most ridiculous band name since Arse Full Of Chips. Dig at band name over, Only Fumes And Corpses are the next band to emerge from a burgeoning Irish Hardcore scene (The first being the excellent Famine). They play hardcore that is heavily influenced by Comeback Kid, with a few surprises thrown in for good measure.

The elongated intro to opening track, ‘Futile Promises Of A Listless Mind’, makes you think Only Fumes And Corpses are going to be a metalcore band. The track soon morphs into the kind of hardcore popularised by Comeback Kid and Momme Reisch’s vocals are distinctly modelled on those early CBK albums. However unlike Comeback Kid, Only Fumes And Corpses have a distinctly morose feel to them. When Reisch screams "your wrath to bear, my axe to grind", you feel his fury on every level. The band display their excellent ability to be both catchy and doom-laden from the onset of the album to the close.

‘September’ is the perfect example of this. It has plenty of hooks, and catchy gang vocals, yet when the track stops mid way through, the following crescendo of noise is full of despair.

The band don’t only do morose fury, they also do short sharp shocks of pummelling hardcore, like ‘Rat’ and album closer ‘You Lose’. These short bursts are intense and furious, yet sound effortless in the mix. Though the tracks start to sound very similar after a while, the band always manage to throw something a little different in to the mix to keep the listener’s attention, whether it’s reverting to thrash intros (‘The Weight Of Your World On My Shoulders’) or dropping reggae-infused jams into the mid-sections (the brilliant ‘X Marks The Cross’ and ‘Wreck’). Whilst listening to ‘Who Really Cares…’, it’s not hard to imagine yourself staring out across the burning remains of a city, don’t get me wrong it is only hardcore, but there is such an underlying element of despair that you really feel it. ‘Apathy Resumes’ is a truly apocalyptic track, despite its brevity. The drumming throughout is relentless and set the furious pace.

‘Who Really Cares What Really Lasts?’ shows a great deal of promise, and the band are at their best when they forge away from the Comeback Kid worship. They are definitely a band to watch if you feel more at home with This Is Hell than the Get Up Kids, and it will be interesting to see where they go from here.

4/5

'Who Really Cares What Really Lasts?' by Only Fumes and Corpses is available now through Lockjaw Records."

Dan Issitt - alterthepress.com


"Hailing from Galway, Ireland, Only Fumes and Corpses brings you their latest album ‘Who Cares, What Really Lasts’. The record consists out of fourteen tracks of melodic hardcore.

The tracks on this record are all solid, well written songs, which remind me a lot of Comeback Kid. Melodic, but still passionate and agressive. The downside to this record is that somehow I get the feeling the songs sound too much of the same. And with 14 tracks, it felt like a long record to sit through. It’s not that this band lacks variety, Only Fumes And Corpses even put in some dub bridges and ska parts in some of their songs, but 14 tracks might just be a bit too much for this type of music.

Initially the record was self-released with the help of Underground Movement, Randal Records and Headwrecker Records. Recently Lockjaw Records re-released it and brought it out on CD. If you’re into agressive melodic hardcore such as Comeback Kid or Gallows, this record might be what you’re looking for. Don’t let the weird bandname fool you. 3.5/5"- asice.net

"Like a punch in the face, Only Fumes and Corpses latest album ‘Who Really Cares’ What Really Lasts’ is an audio onslaught of aggression, passion and sweat.

From Galway, Ireland these guys are raw, unpolished hardcore with nothing to hide and their hearts laid bare. In a similar vein to bands like The Gallows, Only Fumes and Corpses rip your eardrums apart with fast angry riffs, pounding drums and angst filled vocals and, with a mighty 14 tracks on the CD, you are defiantly getting your moneys worth with this one. The tracks are all solid, well written and will definitely make you want to throw up your arms and start circle pitting your bedroom.

Like most hardcore these days there is a tendency for tracks to sound quite samey and this album on a first listen can seem this way. This being said, the band do throw in a few surprises to mix it up and break rountine. The appearance of a dub bridge on ‘X Marks The Cross’ is a surprise and ‘Wreck’ also follows suit with a touch of ska. I swear the riff to Guns N Roses ‘Sweet Child Of Mine’ makes an small appearance at the end as well.

If you like your hardcore fast and aggressive you can’t do any wrong with Only Fumes and Corpses. With their album showing so much energy I can imagine their live shows being one hell of a ride so I recommend you check these guys out for yourself. Rodney and Del boy would approve!" -www.hitthefloor.co.uk

Get the album from www.lockjawrecords.co.uk, itunes, amazon or just get in touch.

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