Sheer Terror was one of my favorite hardcore bands growing up in NY partly because of the respect Rev. Paul Bearer demanded while on stage. Though Joe Coffee doesn’t sport Bearer’s domineering howls as Sheer Terror did, [...]

Joe Coffee –“Bright As The Stars We’re Under” After the initial cattle-mooing sound-byte, Joe Coffee (fronted by NYHC behemoths Sheer Terror’s howler/crooner Rev. Paul Bearer) go into a whirlwind frenzy of brutal hardcore pieces, such as the [...]

“Bright As The Stars We’re Under” **** (4 out of 5 stars)

Bright as the Stars We’re Under reveals a jaw dropping musical maturity and synthesis of styles. None of the songs on this record could really be called hardcore, with the exception of Rooftop Rendezvous. The rest combine the forceful abhorrence of hardcore, the [...]