Bane - Dublin, 11:58 PM - 7"

Almost five years after the release of The Note Bane finally comes with some new material. Three new songs of which two are titled after soapoperas (but that can also be a complete coincidence). However Dublin, 11:58 PM, which is also released under the name Boston 6:58PM is good, very good.

Let me first admit that I think The Note is the best Bane full length released up until now. I never was into the chaotic and way too technical stuff on Give Blood and though It All Comes Down To This has some great songs, it also has some very weak moments.

Another confession: my third year old son loves it when I play Swan Song in the car. He always asks me if I can turn up the volume when that song is playing.

But enough of that. Dublin, 11:58 PM:
7" opener The Bold And The Beautiful has been on the Bane Myspace for a while and easily follows in the footsteps of The Note with its fast oldschool sound backed up by massive gangvocals. In a way it also reminds me of the first Comeback Kid record. If the band is ever planning on being the new Ten Yard Fight only with lyrics around Basketball, this sure could be their first anthemic song.

One Life To Life is another fast song, about finding faith in something other than God, or as Aaron Bedard sings I didn't find God and he didn't come looking for me but someone showed me Minor Threat

To me the reason to get this 7" is on side BThe Young And Restlessis bound to be another highlight of any Bane live show. It's gripping, and anthemic. You just want to scream along with Bedard and be that kid that over romanticizes everything. I will believe in dragons for as long as I run with dragons that sounds like some fairy tale lyrics, but the band manages to make it ring as true as ever.

Dublin, 11:58 PM is just another reminder of how much the hardcore scene needs a band like Bane. A band that has maintaned its strong ethic of superb songrwiting and great shows.
Let's hope the announced follow up Rome 12:58am 7" on Hurry Up! Records also to be known as the Los Angeles 3:58pm 7" on 6131 Records or the Perth 7:58am CD/EP on Resist Records will be such as good.

On a sidenote: I have the limited European tour edition on green vinyl. 480 copies of these were pressed.