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Feels Like Heaven
“Extended Play” (Svensk Hardcorekultur, 2022) 

F.L.H. is a Hardcore band from Stockholm, Sweden. They play Emotional Hardcore. Yes, the label Emo might scare people, make them blind, lose a leg, a stroke… something, anything, everything. People are stupid, Humanity is dumb, and I give 0 fucks about tags. However, if we had to place these lads inside the Emo label, we would have to go back to the 90ies, the birth of the Real Emotional Hardcore, not those kids with a disgusting haircut and sad souls… no hate, no hate.

Funny enough, I have been presented to a few Hardcore bands that have a more mellow and emotion-based sound, and I am really enjoying it. One needs more emotions than just hate and aggressiveness, I reckon. F.L.H. has a sense for melody, a sense for delicate melodies. It is not an overly mellow album, it has some density and power, although it is immensely well-balanced with a more powerful facet of the band. Man, “Bright Angel Trail” has a bit of the band’s worlds: it has power, while being melodic and emotional. This might be The Song that better describes what the band is all about and what their path will be. All members come from bands that have shown to be more… “muscular” than F.L.H., and what some might thought would be a handicap, worked out pretty well for the band. Guitar riffs for miles, the vocals just sound smooth and peaceful, while the drums go harder and harder. This is what I meant by being Emotional and Aggressive. The band was able to replicate a perfect fusion of both states of mind. And they sound old, good old; old like, from the 90ies old, and I love it!

“Do You Feel It?” oh boy we do, we do feel it, and we love it. What a way to end this. That distortion in the guitar, at the beginning, kills me every time… all the feelings drop once Emanuel starts singing, and it all breaks loose and stage dives and mosh pit. Yes, I would pit to this, Easy Peezy! And it breaks into a more emotional moment where you sing along while dancing, I guess. And it speeds up again, and you end up not knowing what the fuck is going on. Should I mosh, dance, or just break down in tears? Let me know, please.

In the meantime, enjoy these lads’ tunes. And do not get extra emotional, please.

Feels Like Heaven Official Bandcamp

Svensk Hardcore Kultur



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