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Alfa Bravo - SXE E.P. - Reviewed By Metal Digest ! Check it out here at this link: https://metal-digest.com/2022/02/07/alfa-bravo-sxe-ep/

Mike. Delta. Do you copy? Requesting review for Alfa Bravo. Repeat. Alfa Bravo. What began as a labour of love for musical gear on an Instagram page quickly morphed into a musical project known as Alfa Bravo and following the warm reception to debut single ‘Zulu’, an EP was born and titled ‘SXE’.

Comprising of three tracks that stick within the theme of the phonetic alphabet, ‘SXE’ gets its job done, in and out in just over 12 minutes. Alfa Bravo has no time for messing around, they want to get their message out there and to do this, they deliver a straight-edge hardcore sound through the tracks ‘Sierra’, ‘X-Ray’ and ‘Echo’. Yet, ‘SXE’ is not just a blatant hardcore nostalgia trip to a different time by ripping off Jawbreaker for example; this is an EP which takes in that sound and expands it to bring in elements of post-hardcore as well as deathcore as Alfa Bravo casts their net wide through the utilisation of different vocalists and themes which take in animal rights and veganism to addiction and recovery with all the power of Converge and Oathbreaker, but also Sonic Youth and Fugazi.

However, ‘SXE’ is not for everyone, there are no hooks to keep passers-by interested and its raw, assault of feedback and noise make this EP a difficult listen. Conversely, there are enough niche flourishes here to really attract a hardcore, zealous online following. - Metal Digest

Release Date: February 2, 2022

FFO: Converge, Deafheaven, Oathbreaker

Location: UK

It was June 2020 when Alfa Bravo first posted on Instagram. The channel was originally somewhere to post guitar covers, gear reviews and to spread the message of straight edge. However, A year quickly passed, Alfa Bravo began writing original music and released his debut single ‘Zulu’ 21st July 2021 Alfa Bravo is primarily a guitarist. All other instruments are recorded virtually using a midi keyboard and a laptop. Anti-racism song, Zulu, features vocals from fellow Instagram and TikToker TexanDeathVocals. This was the 2nd collaboration between the two. Their first track, (demo)ns, is available for streaming on all Alfa Bravo socials. Alfa Bravo’s upcoming release is a 3 track E.P. SXE features a different vocalist on each track. The EP will cover a range of subjects such as animal rights/veganism, secrecy, insecurity, addiction and recovery. and is scheduled for release 2nd February 2022. Alfa Bravo’s sound is inspired by the modern straight edge hardcore scene with aspects of post hardcore and deathcore. It is intended for fans of bands such as inclination, boundaries and harm's way.

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