Watering Hole - Watering Hole

1. Water War

2. Crowder Control

3. The Conjure

4. Hang

Watering Hole have released their debut album which happens to be self titled. This album shows this starting band as one that really is  looking to do that dark, heavy hardcore that seems to be what a lot of bands are getting into these days. They have a similar sound to that of Turncoat or even a Terror, so if you like those bands, you could like this album. They have some work to do here. When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded very rough and is pretty much just giving you something to know what the band sounds like. The instrumentation here is nothing to really talk about, it's pretty average, but The Conjure has a pretty good section of guitar work in it.. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals seem to be pretty screamed but can still just barely be understood fully when they sing. The guy screaming less is more easily understood. Not bad vocals but could use some work. With the lyrics, the band goes for the typical hardcore lyrics of things not going well and being poor. They also sing about the world sucking and how tough it is. These lyrics could use some work to be more meaningful and imaginative to stand out. If you are looking for a single for this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song and give it a listen to get the feel of the album. Watering Hole have made a debut album that shows what they are about and thats pretty much it. We hope with the next one that it really gives us more of everything as a whole and we can judge it has a true, all together release. Looking forward to whats next. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think about it.

Genre: Punk/Hardcore/Hardcore Punk

Release Date: July 5th, 2016
Location: Chatham, Ontario

Label: None