Belligerent Declaration

all you 'hardcore' kids wont be a too big fan of Belligerent Declaration as we dont have black mop top hair and bollock hugging tight jeans so we shall never part of Britain's great 'elite' of hardcore, never mind eh. What we are is a band that uses a massive mix of hardcore/punk/metal/indy to drive home our message of anti capitalism and sydacationalist anarchism. We are firm supporters of AFA so dont bother adding us to your friends if you are a bunch of racist idiots. here is a bio:

Belligerent Declaration formed a few years back in Scarborough town as a bunch of 5 working class lads who had dreams of playing a hardcore festival at the 1 in 12 club and push their beliefs home through imaginitive music. As all a big fan of fast thrash hardcore, that was the route they wanted to take but were not good enough musicians and as their was already a million thrash hardcore bands out their they decided to add their own little twists the best they could. However not being very good on their instruments at first the band had to find other ways around playing and so their unique sound was born and their intense live shows have also earnt them a lot of respect for the sincere amount of energy that goes into them

To sum up the band in one word it would be PASSIONATE

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CD Reviews:

Zero Tolerance:

"I love it when a band does a DIY release, especially when the band has something worth saying and Belligerent Declaration pull no punches in saying it. BD have made a nine-headed hardcore beast, pulling influences from all types of music and tying it together with political and passionate intensity. I wish more bands were willing to throw genres out of the window and just be happy to play and say whatever they feel like without having to feel they must fit into a particular scene. 4/5"

Last Hours:

"This is a refreshing British metalcore record amidst a huge consignment of conveyer belt U.S. counterparts - Like Five Knuckle playing their favorate Napalm Death-tinged Capdown licks come Nogxact dwelling Cradle of Filth at an earily trudging pace, Belligerent Declaration drag the apathetic and the solipsists through an epic political minefield, and at only five pounds for the sound and some smart artwork, I'm starting to wish I wasn't the only one with a promo cdr in a cornflake box sleve."

Profane Existance

This CD is a real mixed bag of stuff. It contains 12 tracks of various vocal/musical styles, from full on HardCore stuff, a bit of metal, and then back to some raging PunkFuckingRock! There are 2 spoken word tracks included as well that make you stop and think, they impressed me, youll have to listen to them and judge yourself. The first three words of their bio pretty much says it all. HardCore With A Difference. Yep that definitely says it all. Well worth checking out.

Bald Cactus

This was a surprise cos although I love watching their intense live performances I didnt expect it to translate too well on CD. Well blow me down if this isnt a little corker. Not held back by any pigeon holes or musical boundaries, this is a pretty varied project musically, though fear not, its mostly good old school hardcore and a bit of RAMBO style moshtrocity thrown in. Lyrics deal with sexual harassment of women, child abuse, the war in Iraq and other important issues. And when you hear Jamess spoken words track about Iraq and explaining what the song Belligerent Declaration means, you know they are not fly by night punks jumping on the politics band wagon., they really mean it. (It sends shivers down the spine!). Theres a frightening moment when the vocals briefly go back to the days of BOLT THROWER and all that shit, but thankfully it doesnt last long and to cap off this fine CD theres a CRIPPLE BASTARDS cover. Conclusion: Passion and intensity bleed from this and you can jump around like a lunatic to it too! 8/10

Suspect Device

If ever a band has named itself correctly its this band. I really enjoyed playing this CD and taking on board their very forthright views on war and pro life groups etc. Musically I enjoyed the CD but I have a feeling they may pass me by a bit live! The stand out track for me on this 12 track CD is Pro Life Hypocrisy. All the lyrics are supplied along with explanations for why they were written; not a new idea but one I like. Look out for this band as they are one of those bands where the ideas and the lyrics are probably more important than the music