Grappler
From: London & Leeds, UK, via Grenoble, France
Lazy equation: (Devil Sold His Soul + Dead Swans) x a degree less wanton chest-beating.
URL: Website // Facebook
Thrash Hits Verdict: At some point, the UK hardcore bubble of recent years is going to burst. Like it or not, the part-timers will at some point get bored, and the resurgence that has revitalised the country’s scene over the last few years will retract, implode, and then retreat back to the underground for a few years. Thankfully though, that cataclysm still shows no signs of manifesting any time soon, leaving us plenty of quality bands of Grappler’s calibre to enjoy. Oh yes.