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Daniel - guitar/vocals, Momme - vocals, Conor - guitar/vocals, Benny-drums, Paul-bass.
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Here are some reviews for our current EP "Read What's In Between"":
"...their lyrics blew me away. "Drawing Lines" is the standout track of the album. Listening to it, you can feel the despair, vocally and lyrically. Heavyweight breakdowns compliment strong lyrics concerning political unrest,
discontentedness with the scene and a general sense of impending doom. I'm growing angry and feeling hopeless just listening to this. That's alright; if music can get a strong reaction out of me or change my mood, I deem it worth listening to. The basslines are heavy and melodic; this album is a tornado of sound! The cd moves along fast, with 8 tracks smashed into twenty minutes..." Mohawkradio.com
"Modern hardcore from the west of Ireland. Short, punchy songs with huge hooks and blistering riffs. They've got the epic intro that makes you launch your beer twelve feet in the air down cold. The vocals are belted out by someone named "Momme" who never lets up and seldom slows down the songs. Slot them between Trail of Dead and The Refused without the theatrics." www.razorcake.org
"Only Fumes & Corpses are perhaps the best hardcore band I've heard in a long time.....great political hardcore band who sound almost exactly as now sadly-defunct I Adapt from Iceland, that is to say, raging hardcore riffs, impassioned vocals and lyrics and a few group-shout vocals thrown in to keep it crucial, as one might say at a gig of theirs.......ike a breath of fresh air in a genre that can be over-populated with badly-played copyist bands, the lyrics here are nothing new, but have such a fantastic delivery you can't help but play the songs again to hear them resound." www.ninehertz.co.uk
"..hurtling through some of the most legit metal-influenced hardcore (read: not ’metalcore’) I’ve heard in a few years. The guitars are surprisingly melodic but have bite enough to spare, and they tread the line between with a deftness that’s nothing short of impressive. Recommended without reservation." Zero Tolerance Magazine
"...a mixture of punk power with strong metallic overtones that pushes forward a strong rock feel. There is also a dissonant dirge that adds a moody feeling to the music. The guitarist doesn’t rely on the basic power chord treatment. He adds more by playing with the notes creating textures and emotions. The production values are spot on and that brings’ forth the music with the right amount of energy and clarity. "Profane Existance 57
“…hooked before the end of the first song. Their energetic and melodic style of hardcore hits somewhere in between American Nightmare and Sick of It All and will leave you out of breath before the disc finishes. In a time when metal is being passed off as hardcore, a band like Only Fumes & Corpses is a more than welcome addition to the scene…… and if a record deal doesn't come their way in the future I may just lose what little faith I have left in the hardcore scene. " - unboundzine.com
“…brings to mind Minor Threat, "This Just Might Be The Truth"-era Refused and Comeback Kid…..OF&C certainly seem to have what It takes to stand against the current surge of new hardcore bands coming through. This could well be their time." powerplay magazine
"Only Fumes geben richtig Gas und ballern dir ein Pfund aus
TRAGEDY, SECTION 8 und GIVE UP THE GHOST um die
Ohren. Auf den Punkt gebrachter Hardcore mit entsprechend
aggressivem Gesang und fetten Riffs der beiden Gitarristen,
die des öfteren in den Chorgesang einstimmen. Erstklassiges
Songwriting, gepaart mit wütenden Texten über Gesellschaft
und Establishment, dazu eine gut gemachte Eigenproduktion
- D.I.Y. in Perfektion." - OX-FANZINE 74 (ZM)
"Unlike a great deal of punk and (gasp) even hardcore, Galway's
Only Fumes And Corpses have injected their music with two
things vital to being in any way relevant: actual musical talent,
and a real sense of ire. There's also a healthy metallic tang
to what they do as well, a constantly high tempo and a feeling
of real energy."- METALIRELAND.COM (CT)
"This is the classic hardcore approach of heads down, pummeling
riffs, 100mph drums, and shout yourself hoarse vocals. It's
exciting stuff but would wear thin quickly were it not for the
touches of light and shade throughout. There is a lot of metal
influences which adds drama to the EP, vocalist Momme always
sounds as if his life depends on it, while 'Drawing Lines' stands
out for it's sudden change in tempo – showing that Only Fumes
& Corpses think outside the box. Only Fumes & Corpses have
delivered a satisfying EP and can hold their head high among the
Irish hardcore scene."-GALWAY ADVETISER (KA)
"Southern Ireland doesn’t exactly have a legacy of ripping
hardcore bands, so it was a real surprise to get this rip-roaring
disc. Eight songs of explosive hardcore with super heavy production.
In the same world as bands like ENDSTAND or even early REFUSED
with swirling guitar leads and hoarse vocals, but adding the
down-tuned heaviness of FROM ASHES RISE. This is one of the best European hardcore records I’ve heard in ages…..The lyrics are a little simplistic, but the music is hammering. Track this down."
-MAXIMUM ROCK N ROLL (TB)
"....These jagged little bombs have a metallic twang about them and an overdriving sense of melody but do so in a way that recalls the likes of Minor Threat in a pitched brawl with Sick Of It All. There's a rapid fire emergency behind numbers like 'Spineless' which are shot out with a yob laden backbone of gang shouts and agit-prop immediacy.
This sounds as though it has crawled out of the early 90s' and this lot would have caused a stage diving frenzy if they had been around to share the stage with the likes of Snuff, Leatherface and Les Thugs. 'Drawing Lines' is the best here with a memorable chorus hollered through its more doom-laden melody....
www.metalteamuk.net
"hailing from Ireland, OFAC is modern hardcore. passionate, fast and furious.
reminds me a lot of ModernLifeIsWar if there were songs, know what i mean?
heavy, well recorded and all around well done. for those who spend a fair time around this label/distro, this could also be compared to Protestant if we/they were more melodic. comes in a nice digipak to boot. really really good. dont miss out!"
Halo Of Flies
"... this Irish mob actually write some really impressive melodic hardcore in the vein of bands like Sick of it All. There's a raucous energy which so many bands cannot seem to capture on CD, while the songs whizz by in the blink of an eye..." punktastic.com
"...Read Between The Lines" is an unsung Punk/Hardcore gem. 8 tracks, not much more than 20 minutes of sheer passion and power. High point of the whole frantic thing is "Drawing Lines" for its tempo change and its effect on a live audience, think demented and joyous survivors of a noise bomb. These guys are a force to be reckoned with and unlike a great many hardcore outfits there is more to OFAC than mindless noise, they can lay claim to musical talent. There is no weak link in the band, they can all play. The sound is hard driven but they never resort to killing their instruments to achieve it and singer Momme has a voice that was forged in an industrial vat somewhere designed to pump bile and raw emotion in equal measure... "
playrewind.com
" ....'Five Days' starts off slow before rocketing into the urgent Comeback Kid-style verses. 'Spineless' takes Against Me! to task about fucking over on their climb to MTV...... The songs are shed of anything that can slow them down. Every part of them needs to be there. If it was a boxing match, there'd be no fancy footwork. Just a punch in the face. Great stuff." Night Of The Locust 4 Zine
"some truly blistering old school hardcore punk rock sounds"-ROAD RECORDS
2005 – Only Fumes & Corpses are formed in
Galway,Ireland by Daniel, Momme, Thomas
and Bob. The band writes a 20 minute set and
play their first show at the Sliabh An Iarann
Festival on Sunday7th Aug. Bob is too busy
to commit to the band as he is heavily involved
in the Shell To Sea campaign in Rossport.
Some shows are played with stand in bassist
Gavin.
2006– The band get a new permanent bass
player, Conor C. A short Irish tour in March
with Gasmask Terror (fr) ends with stabbings
at gigs, bins being set on fire and support
bands punching the crowd. With some new
songs and a taste for the road Fumes play 3
shows with Finnish band Endstand in early
May. At the end of the month the band record
5 songs at 6YO studios of which 4 will be on
the first demo. In June the band support Sick
Of It All in Belfast and the rest of the summe r
is spent playing shows and festivals around
Ireland finishing with a support slot to
Leftover Crack. Only Fumes & Corpses invite
Polish band Przeciw to Ireland for a short tour
and also decide they need a second guitarist.
The band audition Conor H and the next day
the new line-up tours the country with Przeciw.
The 5 dates also coincide with the long
delayed release of the eponymously titled
demo. The rest of 2006 sees the band play
loads more shows including a short tour with
Ruiner (US) and Barntown Water Tastes Like
Blood as well as support slots to FKW
Cromags, Flipper and P.A.W.N.S..
2007– The first 6 months are spent writing
New songs and playing odd shows including
gigs with Capdown, Supersuckers, Oi Polloi,
Go It Alone,Auktion and Sonic Boom Six. In
February a cover of DRI’s “I don’t need
society” and an early version of Leach are
recorded at 6YO studio. In June the band
spend 3 days recording and mixing 8 songs for
their debut CD at the Hive Recording Studio
in Co. Wicklow. The band are also preparing
for their first UK and European tour which
kicks off in Galway on July 11th. “Read
What’s In Between” is released as the band
set off on the 21 date “In No Fit State” tour.
The band play shows in Ireland, England,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Poland
and Czech Republic including headline shows
and festival slots with many bands including
The Mingers, Przeciw, Whole In The Head,
Cops On Fire, Intro5pect, Set Your Goals,
Mojakka… The tour comes to a close with an
insane performance at Sliabh An Iarann
Festival where the band played their first sho w
two years earlier. The rest of the year sees
regular gigging to promote “Read what’s in
between” which is getting fantastic reviews
across Europe and also in the U.S.. Canadian
label Dedication Records releases the original
demo recording of “Leaderless” on a 4 way
split 7” in October. Songs from the bands CD
also appear on various compilations.
2008– In early February Only Fumes &
Corpses head off for a short UK tour. The “No
Open Water” dates sees the band share the
stage with Karaktermoord (NL) for 4 shows as
well as Burning The Prospect, Gurkha and
loads more as the band and “roadie” Paul party
it up hard. Events on the trip see the band
become a house hold name on the Isle Of Man…
At the end of February the band invite The
Mingers and Los Mendozas over for a 4 day
tour of Ireland shortly after which the band
play support to Kidd Blunt on their 10 year
anniversary show and also 2 shows with MDC.
Between writing new songs for the next
release, Only Fumes & Corpses play shows
with Glassjaw, Comeback Kid, No Turning
Back and also at the Snottingham and
Drumacanoo Punx Picnics. At the end of July
The band played some gigs in Finland including
the Puntala Rock Festival after which the band
celebrated their 100th gig at the Roisin Dubh
In Galway. The band returned to the Hive
Studio and recorded 3 new songs as well as
re-recording some songs from the first Demo
In mid August. Some of these songs will Appear
On split 7"s etc. In early September Only Fumes
& Corpses joined Strike Anywhere for their Irish
Tour after which the band took a break. Tom
and Conor C decide to leave the band in March 2009
They play their last gig at a Night In The Sticks on
May 23rd. In early June Benny (Casura Bay) joins
the band as the new drummer. Bob of Section4
filled in on bass as the band played 6 gigs across
the country in late June sharing the stage with
Betrayed, Famine, Surrender and many more.
The band play loads more gigs around the country
over the summer including support slots to Agnostic
Front and Leftover Crack. Paul from Casura Bay
joins the band in Septmeber to fill the vacant bass
player position. The band are currently writing new
material but have also been playing plenty of gigs
around the country with Slave Zero, Die Young, Realistic
Train, Plague Mass as well as appearences at the Warzone
Collective Fundraiser and Hard Working Class Heroes Fest
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