Confine - The Beginning Of The End

1. Misguided

2. The Beginning Of The End

3. The Disease

4. In The Name Of...

5. Believe The Lie

6. Mend

7. Death's Head Revisited

Confine have released their debut full length album titled "The Beginning Of The End." This album has a similar sound and feel that you got off of the split album with Avarice. This time the band has decided to make a full release on their own. These guys have that very raw and rough sounding 90's and older, original hardcore punk sound to them. You would like this band if you are into bands like Agnostic Front, 7 Seconds or even on a newer side, Expire. So if you like any of those bands, you could really like this album. They have done an okay job here. When looking at the quality of this album, you have to look at it from the perspective of being a 90's release with raw and rough everything. The album doesn't sound to great, and could definitely use more production to get it more crisp and clear. Looking at the instrumentation on this album, it seems more like the band was going for hard and fast, as opposed to technique or skill. Now they do change it up every once in awhile, but for the most part it is pretty standard playing from a 90's hardcore band.
Now onto the vocals and lyrics. The vocals are sung very fast, with a mostly high pitched scream. Due to this, and the quality of the recording, the lyrics are pretty hard to pin point. However, the singer can sing the style and genre the band is going for, so his vocals fit right in. Now with the lyrics, the band goes for a more political side of things here. They also sing about diving and conquering, mending the things people have screwed up, and more. Overall we find these lyrics a little hard to get behind as we aren't political, but we know they have their place. If you are looking for a single to this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song and give it a listen to get the feel of the album. Confine have made an album that shows you a bigger range of the sound the band wants you to get into, and more songs to pull from. All in all, we are not the biggest fan of this type of hardcore, but we know it has it's place. Give it a listen to decide for yourself what you think of it. They have since called it quits (R.I.P.)

Genre: Hardcore/Punk/Rock

Release Date: July 16th, 1999

Location: Oakville, Ontario

Label: One Day Saviour Recordings

Avarice/Confine Split

1. Mask

2. Content With Nothing

3. Sink

4. Emptiness

5. Statue

6. Open Arms

7. Follow The Leader

8. The Tie That Binds

9. Death's Head Revisited

10. Believe The Lie

11. Mend

12. Painkiller

13. Last Place

Avarice and Confine have released their split album. This album is Avarice's second after their demo album, and Confine's debut release. This album has a very heavy late 90's feel to it with that late 90's metal/hardcore sound. Avarice have a very metal sound to them, which we feel is similar to people like F The Facts or even a Ion Dissonance, so if you like those bands you could be into the first half of this album. For Confine, they have a similar sound to maybe a Comeback Kid or a Converge. This album could use some work but its not so bad. When looking at the recording quality of this album, both artists halfs of the album could use more work to get them louder and clearer. The album is very raw and low quality. The instrumentation here isn't bad, both bands can play and belt it out. We also like the style both bands give off on this album. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals from Avarice are very heavy and screamed. With the screaming and low quality recording, the vocals are pretty hard to make out. However with the style the band is going for, it usually is hard to make out lyrics. Not bad overall. Now Confine's vocals are a little more hardcore in style. They are a little easier to understand, but we feel the vocals could use a little work on them. With the lyrics, avarice goes for messages of being empty, down, sad and just having a depressed lifestyle. While Confine goes for messages that are pretty similar, with being depressed, wanting to die and just being in that horrible spot in life at a bad moment. These are things younger peoples can really relate to. Hopefully it helps people know they are not the only ones. If you are looking for a single to this album, there isn't one, so at least give a listen to a song from each band and see what they are like. Avarice and Confine have made a split album that seems to fit well with each other, but could use work on the studio side of things for the most part. The album its' self wasn't bad for a late 90's first for both the bands. We just hope to hear more about both of the bands. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it. Both Avarice and Confine have called it quits (R.I.P.)

Genre: Metalcore/Hardcore/Rock

Release Date: July 1998

Location: Hamilton/Oakville, Ontario

Label: Redstar Records