PD Records – June 26, 2020
Kick down the door with this throwback Finnish hardcore
Harkko leads the charge of Finnish hardcore on their new album Epatoivon Karki, (Tip of Despair in English). Blending blistering crusty hardcore with Scandinavian metal, Harkko crams 8 songs into less than 13 minutes of in your face aural destruction. You don’t need to speak Finnish to hear the urgency from the first chord to the last.
Similar to original Finnish hardcore act Kaaos without the goth leanings, Harrko stomps through the album with urgency and brutality. Harrko is uncompromising in its sound, never slowing down, never retreating a single inch.
If mid to late 80s hardcore fits your tastes and you don’t need to know the words to feel the emotions, Harkko is for you! It doesn’t matter what language the other person speaks, a punch in the face, like Harkko, transcends the language barrier here.
Bad Dad (occasionally called Ed) has been on the periphery of the punk and punk-adjacent scene for over twenty years. While many contributors to this site have musical experience and talent, Ed’s musical claim to fame comes from his time in arguably the most punk rock Blockbuster Video district in NJ where he worked alongside members of Blanks 77, Best Hit TV and Brian Fallon. He is more than just an awful father to his 2 daughters, he is also a dreadful husband, a subpar writer, a terrible dresser and has a severe deficiency in all things talent… but hey, at least he’s self-aware, amirite?
Check out the pathetic attempts at photography on his insta at https://www.instagram.com/bad_dad_photography/
