
Chocolate milk anarchy!
-- Nesqueek --
04/02/2019
Stijn Daneels

Album genres:
■ | Metalcore |
■ | Hardcore |
Album artists:
■ | Lander Van Herck | Vocals |
■ | Bjarne Franckx | Guitar |
■ | Brent Van Hout | Guitar |
■ | Ben Hannes | Bass |
■ | Stef Nouwen | Drums |
Review written by Glenn Van Bockstaele.
Nesqueek is a Belgian hardcore/metalcore band formed in 2017. That same
year they released their debut EP “The Silence Of Violence” and now they’re
bringing out a physical and extended edition including 2 new tracks and slightly
higher production values.
The EP kicks off with “Equals,” a short and energetic hardcore track
with a nice anarchic feel. Up next is “Oakheart,” a song featuring a thunderous
main riff, a significantly more melodic chorus and a couple of groovy
breakdowns. The EP’s third track is “Reunite,” starting with a sweet drum solo
before the band goes all hardcore again with the typically distorted guitars
and headbang inducing beats, the usual stuff. Up next is “Rope,” the first of the
two new tracks for this re-release. After a gentle buildup, the band rages on
the hardcore path again, this time backed up by their Spanish friends called
Brothers Till We Die (who will be playing alongside Nesqueek during the latter’s
EP release party on Friday February 15th in Mol) and wrapping it all
up with one badass breakdown! And finally, the EP’s second new track comes in
which is “74.” A slower song that best shows Nesqueek’s ability to play a
melodic hardcore sound. A sound I really hope they can further build and
improve upon in the future.
One thing that I’d certainly like to see improved in future releases are
Lander’s vocals. He tries to sound angrily but he rather sounds nervous and all
out of breath. This is most noticeable when he yells out the chorus of the “Oakheart”
track. Personally, I believe he’ll be better off if he were to sing more
naturally as well as putting more variety and texture in his voice.
Fortunately, the two new tracks shows some improvement in his vocal chords.
That being said, Nesqueek play their stuff with a solid sense of rhythm and
melody and therefore I feel that this very young band has the potential to
become a competent Belgian hardcore band. And that’s why I’m giving them the
generous score below and offering you the music video for “Reunite.”
70/100