Hour Of the Wolf hails from the hot and dry southwest. Arizona to be exact. Not to be confused with the Nordic Straight Edge band, xHour of The Wolfx. It should be fairly easy to tell them apart, as the Arizona HOTW is neither Nordic, Metal or Straight Edge.



These dudes play a melodic style of hardcore punk. Think Strike Anywhere with less clapping (not that I don't love Strike Anywhere. But I'm not so keen on the fast clap that is popping up at shows. I'll pass on that, thank you). This cd comes in with 7 songs topping 24 minutes. Now you're thinking, "That's over 3 minutes a track. That's not punk rock." BUT, the last track is 11 minutes with probably 8 of filler and then there is a bonus track. Plus some weird glass breaking or bubble wrap popping. That was actually a little creepy sounding. An enjoyable cd overall. I'm a little disappointed they weren't on the Bane/The Geeks/DTN/Ambitions leg of the tour I saw recently. Perhaps, next time ...

If you live in Phoenix or Tucson, you are in luck. The record release for this album is this weekend. Quit sleeping.