They may have only dropped album “Can’t Contend” on 15th January via Pyrrhic Victory Recordings but politically charged and introspective Hardcore Punks Scary Hours from New Jersey have a new single out in “Saviour’s Assistant“. Perhaps that’s because inspiration is currently in abundance with Punkerton Records dropping it on a compilation titled “Rock Against Trump
Recorded at Daily Grime Studio before being mixed and mastered by Pete Zengerle (Carousel Kings, Hang Tight, Sentinels), a sophomore album in “Can’t Contend” from Scary Hours has officially arrived. One we shared our thoughts on earlier this week, it finds the Metallic Hardcore crew once again tearing it up in the best possible way.
In the skull of mastermind Ryan Struck, calling his band Scary Hours “Political and Introspective Punk from New Jersey” makes perfect sense. But often reality is stranger than fiction, something which came to light in 2022 when we reviewed their album “Symptoms of Modern Hegemony“. A mash up of fast 80’s Hardcore Punk like Minor
Just before Gingerbread John McClane gets put back in his box for another year, it’s time said thank you to a few people for another fantastic year of Metal Noise. Breaking out of the lockdown of what we’ve affectionately called the plague years live shows were in full effect and we were able to bring
They may have only just given us twelve songs full of incredible ideas that is debut album “Symptoms of Modern Hegemony” but New Jersey Hardcore Punks Scary Hours aren’t wasting any time. Label home Pyrrhic Victory Recordings have premiered a brand new single in “I’ll Meet You There“, which represents a new dawn and a
If you’re anything like us then from time to time, perhaps at the recommendation of a friend, an article on your favourite webzine or magazine, you’ll put on a record you’ve never heard before with zero expectations… and then it slaps you in the face and screams “wake up!” at the top of it’s lungs
“Somebody taught you to hate your skin, somebody taught you to hate your lips, somebody taught you to hate yourself from within for the state that you’re in” screams vocalist Ryan Struck about 60 seconds into the chaotic, fast and loose Hardcore Punk of hard hitting opening cut “Suffer Peacefully” of Scary Hours new record
A schizophrenically diverse record, “Symptoms of Modern Hegemony” from Scary Hours is the product of its genes and influences, one that wears its heart upon its sleeve from the very start. It drags you along in a tidal wave of important messages that slap you in the face from every direction both lyrically and vocally
