Masada – Masada (self-titled)

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Label: I.Corrupt Records / Rubaiyat Records / Upwind Productions  / Ruined Smile Records / Dingleberry Records / Don’t Care Records

It was a little over a year ago that Masada really impressed me with their demo tape, to the extent that I ended up naming it one of my favourite records of 2015. I remarked at the time that they hopefully wouldn’t fade in to obscurity as so many classic emo bands did after their first release, and thankfully, the German emo band have followed up their demo with an album that means there’s little risk of that happening. The promise that was so clear on their demo has been delivered on here, and the band have delivered a passionate album that recalls the best of late 90’s emo, without ever sounding stale or like a rehash of what has gone before.

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