FIXATION ´The Secrets We Keep´ LP
WAR Records
Philadelphia stalwarts
Fixation are far from newcomers, but on The Secrets We Keep—recorded, mixed, and mastered by the band’s own Wyatt Oberholzer and releasing via
WAR Records—there are few traces of the band’s five year history left intact. Opting to demolish the past, pave over the rubble, and start fresh,
Fixation makes good on the promises of their 2020 promo. With an impressive roster that features members of
Chemical Fix, Wild Red, and Drowse, the band has perfected their own brand of deft, blistering hardcore that’s difficult to ignore.
Whether they’re channeling the stripped back stomp of Right Brigade, the tasteful melodicism of
American Nightmare, or the self-reflective rage of
Blacklisted,
Fixation tidily corrals their influences into a refined, no-filler take on modern hardcore that only accomplished students of the genre could deliver. The Secrets We Keep is the final step in a long ascent, trimming the fat and leaving everything but the essentials behind.
In a genre built on four decades of rigid tradition, “reinvention” can sound like a dirty word, but
Fixation has managed the task with remarkable finesse. This isn’t a band abandoning their roots for greener pastures; This is a band becoming what they were meant to be from the start.
Trackl Listing:
01. Lachrymose
02. Toledo
03. The Art Of Playing Dead
04. F.M.E.G.
05. Motion Sickness
06. Purgatory
07. Violence
08. Dissociative Identity Disorder
09. Scituate
10. Black Clouds
11. I Tried To Pull Down The Sky
Pressing Info:
FIRST PRESS
096 - Red in Clear *Merchpit.com exclusive*
100 - Orange w/ Black & Red Splatter
200 - Bloodstains
200 - Red in Black
025 - Black Test Pressings
