THE FREEZE | VIOLENT ARREST | FOUR LETTER WORD
Oh yes! Gig of the summer here we come with Boston hardcore punk legends (well Cape Cod), this is Boston not L.A… THE FREEZE
The Freeze are a hardcore punk rock band from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Freeze formed in late 1978. At the time all members were in high school. The Freeze are generally considered to be a Boston hardcore band, but they never truly fit into the typical Boston mould. Like most hardcore groups, the band was started by enthusiastic teenagers. Indeed, despite the popularity of their first record, the band’s ability to capitalize on their local fame was limited only by their age at the time. Most members weren’t old enough to drive to Boston, the local mecca of hardcore.
Clif Hanger (real name: Clifton Croce), the lead singer of the Freeze, set up dozens of all-ages shows in Cape Cod in the early years of American hardcore music. Virtually all of the Boston hardcore bands played with The Freeze at these shows, as well as nationally known bands like Black Flag. They also went on two considerably successful tours following the release of their “Guilty Face” EP and “Land of the Lost” and “Rabid Reaction” LPs, as well as their song becoming the title track on the classic Boston Hardcore compilation LP “This Is Boston, Not L.A.”
Continuing throughout the years, The Freeze continued to release great releases like ‘Misery Loves Company’, ‘Freak Show’, ‘Crawling Blind’, ‘Token Bones’ and ‘One False Move’ on labels such as Taang and Dr. Strange. The 2009 European ‘30 Years Of Defiance’ tour sees the return of original guitarist Bill Close, who joins vocalist Clif Hanger, who together, perfected the The Freeze sound. Expect razor sharp, but melodic, classic hardcore punk with insightful lyrics and a biting attitude.
Also VIOLENT ARREST, 3/4 of 80’s U.K. hardcore legends Ripcord on Deranged/Grave Mistake Records, coincidentally named after a Freeze song.
Also FOUR LETTER WORD and one more T.B.C.
Le Pub, Caxton Place, Newport.
Friday August 7th 2009
8pm | £8 adv. | £9 door
