These guys rule. Not your typical Portland hardcore band, but it makes me happy that the scene here is more than crasher crust / gutter punk stuff. Fast and furious USHC, with a gritty edge - spiteful, angry vocals - some dive bombs, mosh parts, background vocals, solos / flourishes. The second song, "Punishment", starts with a faster, Alienator'ed version of the intro to Madball's Lockdown, also the second track on Set It Off. COINCIDENCE? The title track starts with a sweet 2-step part before things speed up, but then it slows down again: that's the part where you get in the pit - but then it slows down yet again at the very end: that's the part where you die. One song with at least 4 different tempos that isn't mathcore nonsense - good shit.
They have totally embraced the early NYHC skinhead look on stage, too. Imagine the skinhead from the Breakdown Demo smashing the city as a band - or if 1986 version of Agnostic Front hit the gym - and it's Alienator.