Sworn Enemy Album: “As Real as It Gets [PA]”

I could not agree more with the previous reviewer. This band has an infantile understanding of the 9-11 tragedy and exploits it with out even knowing. This is not hardcore; Sworn Enemy only serves to expose their own shear stupidity. This album in particular was ostentatiously vulgar and effusively tawdry. What the hell has happened to hardcore???

Let me start off this review by saying that if you are a huge Hatebreed fan then you should get this right away. Anyways, Sworn Enemy is a hardcore/metal band from NYC. There is some really great songs on this CD mainly the track "Sworn Enemy" which prompted me to buy this CD in the first place. Other good songs are "As Real as it Gets", and "These Tears". The reason this album didn't get the full five stars is that sometimes they can get too repetitive, and the singer's high pitched voice can get a little bit annoying. Also, they should have put some more breakdowns into their songs. I still would recommend this CD if you like this style of hardcore metal.

Just to let everybody know Im very old school when it comes to hardcore (Cro-Mags, MadBall, and 25 ta Life) So when I heard about this band I jumped to pick it up. The band itself is terrific and the lyrics are exactly what I would expect from a NYC/or NJ hardcore band. But the vocals are simply awful. Its almost annoying to hear this guy sing. There is nothing hardcore about somebody who cries like a baby..

This album is brutal hardcore. One of the best hardcore albums made in recent years. The album is in the vein of bands like 25 ta life and madball. The energy from this cd played live is just amazing. You have to pick this one up for any metal or hardcore fan.

If i could go in increments of half stars, this CD would be getting about 3.5. It really isn't that bad. these guys are awesome and practically define hardcore. Their sound resembles hatebreed with a little less kick. Unfortunately they suffer from the same problem hatebreed has in that I have a very hard time telling the difference between mot of the songs on the cd. Don't get me wrong, though, this is a great CD. "Labeled" and "these tears" are the best songs on here. On another note, i saw these guys live about a month ago and they're much better in person, so if you have the oppurtunity, i'd reccomend going because they put on an awesome show.