no escape

After more than 27 years, legendary New Jersey hardcore unit No Escape returns with six crushing new songs that will appear on a limited edition 12" ep with Hellminded Records. Due to be released early February 2021, Selective Punches: A Collection of Ballads & Battle Hymns will appear on several limited edition color variants including a color variant exclusive to Revelation Records. Preorders will launch early December 2020 at www.hellmindedrecords.com.

Featuring Tim Singer of seminal metalcore band, Deadguy, as well as Kiss it Goodbye, along with Steven Crudello of crucial NJ hardcore band, Turning Point, No Escape returns with six killer new songs that feature their unmistakeable brand of classic metal-tinged hardcore which was recorded and mixed by Arik Victor at Creep Records and Mastered by heavy music maestro, Alan Douches at West West Side Music.

As one of the most influential bands at the forefront of the burgeoning metalcore scene in the late 1980's along with other seminal acts such as Integrity, Ringworm and more, No Escape has widely been considered one of the creators of the genre. Their 1990 demo and subsequent split 7" with Turning Point on Temperance Records are still revered as two of the most recognizable releases of the era and sound as menacing and current now as they did almost 30 years ago. In 1993, the band released their only LP, Just Accept It, on Overkill Records and it would unfortunately be the last we saw of them as members went on to form such bands as Deadguy, Seven Gone, and Kiss It Goodbye. Until now...

Steven clues us in on how the whole No Escape reformation took place and how the new EP came to be: "We reconnected a few years back with the exception of our old bass player because there was some talk about maybe re-releasing the Just Accept It record. I suggested recording the song 'Search' from our demo for fun to maybe add to it. We started jamming and it was a blast. With a friend of mine filling in, we ended up doing a reunion show in Philly. During that time, I started throwing out some new song ideas whenever we could get together and things just started to click from there. We ended up getting stoked on the new music!"

Stay tuned for more info coming soon on the official pre-order for Selective Punches: A Collection of Ballads & Battle Hymns due our early February 2021 on Hellminded Records!