Welcome to Viper City

Recon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 8, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rise Records
• ASIN: B001A4MN8C
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #276,517 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

After an independently released EP on Closed Casket, Albany, NY's Recon present their debut full-length of 11 punishing tra...see site for more info.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars * * heavier than an XL bag of roofing nails * *, November 22, 2011

By 

Jay Fuchs "SoundOfWhiteNoise" (Big D, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Welcome to Viper City (Audio CD)

The only reason I took a look at this CD in the discount bin of the store was because it was reduced price and it was on Rise Records. I had previously heard another band on Rise called A Different Breed Of Killer and was impressed. So why not look further into Recon ? It's a good thing I did because I discovered a quality, heavy hardcore band.
Welcome To Viper City creeps and slams along at a bulldozing pace. "Fast" is not a word that describes this disc, but "punishing" does. The further along I got into this album, the more I thought it sounded like another extremely heavy hardcore band, Liferuiner. In fact, I am amazed at how similar they do sound to Liferuiner. One difference between the 2 bands is that Recon's song titles are not as witty as Liferuiner's.
So here we have a band that definitely did not model themselves after Chain Of Strength, Cause For Alarm, or even Slapshot. These guys are not going after the youth crew sound. Their sound leans more towards the tough guy side of things and may even please some deathcore fans and metal heads.
For fans of: Built Upon Frustration, No Retreat, Liferuiner.

Rise Records 2008

- Jay in Texas