Wargame - Wargame (2021)
by Flork (contact)
In these times of war and uncertainty it seems somewhat fitting that the management of Jablka would send me a band to review called Wargame. This is a good thing, though, since the war in Ukraine has consumed every inch of space in my head for the past 5 weeks and has caused me to develop an unhealthy addiction to CNN’s live updates. And though the debut album Wargame is a little more than a year old at the time of writing this review, the music and lyrics are just as pertinent now as they were back then in the midst of the corona virus and economic despair.
Wargame is, of course, all about war. Like, literally every song is written about some aspect of the game and art of war. The opening track Intro/Soldiers introduces us to a world where battle is being prepared and strategies are being calculated. Suiting up for battle and putting on the heavy armor is the essence of this song, with heavy guitars and tribute to the soldiers who never give up. Jap is another high-energy, hardcore d-beat tune that inspires conflict and confrontation but doesn’t stop, even at Uniforms. The rage is all on and war has been declared. It’s like Full Metal Jacket (Choke yourself with my hand!) meets Apocalypse Now! But this time there is no napalm, but an evil far worser who’s brought war to our neighbour’s backyard and getting ever too close to our fence.
All the songs are sung in English and don’t tend to have lengthy texts, with much of the songs focused only on the topic at hand. It’s war after all, isn’t it? No time to chat or go into details, just combat and fighting and attacks. This is apparent in tracks with titles like Bombs, or Battlefields or Anarchist. All self-explanatory tracks that need no dissection or analysis. Just heavy hardcore at its best.
Warfare is full of anger and ready to settle scores. I particularly like What you feel, another brilliant example of less text and more sound. Tell me what you feel! That’s an order, soldier, not a question!
All of the songs are short with the majority of them lasting less than 2 minutes. The group from Bratislava packs a punch and must be a force to watch on stage. There are 9 tracks altogether and the album ends with This Fucking World. No comments necessary. Who wants to save this fucking world?
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