Their debut EP, Shock to the System, was written and performed entirely by John K., and was engineered/mixed by Dom Maggi at The Lumberyard. in mid-2020, Thought Control quickly coalesced into a proper band, featuring members of Sunstroke, The Dividing Line, and Electric Flesh. Like the form’s originators in the 80s, revivalists like Government Warning in the 2000s, or likeminded contemporaries such as Armor or Electric Chair, Thought Control trims the fat and delivers only the most critical components.įormed as a solo project by John K. When you think of hardcore-no modifier, straight-up hardcore-this is the sound that should come to mind. Instead of aiming to innovate, they demonstrate why a band playing fully optimized, razor sharp hardcore is still a revelation even four decades into the genre’s lifespan. Thought Control favors a perfection of execution over novelty. In that regard, New Jersey’s Thought Control can count themselves among the enlightened. ![]() Hardcore’s sonic evolution has taken its share of turns over the course of its 40 year history, but its wisest adherents understand a simple fact: The progenitors got it right the first time. ![]() Available on cassette at NEWMORALITYZINE.COM
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