{"id":11609,"date":"2022-04-06T08:01:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T06:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=11609"},"modified":"2022-04-06T08:01:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T06:01:58","slug":"new-album-alfatec-a-thousand-tears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/06\/new-album-alfatec-a-thousand-tears\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Alfatec || A Thousand Tears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My brain made an immediate association with Minor Threat\u2019s <em>Filler<\/em> when I first heard the opening (and title track) of Alfatec\u2019s <em>A Thousand Tears<\/em>. Alfatec are an Italian hardcoreband from Firenze, who clearly are inspired by \u201880s American hardcorepunk \u2013 in addition to Minor Threat, Adolescents, Side By Side, Wide Awake and a whole bunch of bands that are on the tip of my tongue come to mind.<\/p>\n<p>Alfatec are not lightning fast, and they are unafraid to incorporate some rockin\u2019 riffs in their songs. But ultimately this is throwback \u201880s hardcore, with intense and heartfelt vocals. 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