Second Combat

SECOND COMBAT / MOTIVATION - split CD



The art for this CD features a monkey , a rhino , a rabbit , a bird , a lion , a deer and an ox X'ed up, dressed in youth crew gear ( shorts , hoodies with Xs on them , varsity jackets ) and playing hardcore.Awesome.That,along with the message on the back of the CD stating that it is "dedicated to the straight edge and vegetarian lifestyle", really sets the stage for the music. SECOND COMBAT has been around for years now, and they have definitely perfected their energetic,circle-pitting,sing-along-friendly sXe hardcore. And check out some of the lyrics: " I was sitting on the bench when the officer comes / To arrest me and my friends because of having a good time / We're come for the music and give it a chance / Not waiting for the businessmen to tear us apart / Assuming we're metal and were drink a goat blood / The kids were clean with no drug and drinking at all." Fucking A-plus.MOTIVATION was unfamiliar to me before this, but I'll definitely keep an eye on them from now on.They also play sXe hardcore in the youth crew vein, but faster and less melodic than SECOND COMBAT, just in-your-face hardcore energy. I highly recommend checking out both bands on this rad split. (VX) XYosefX -



Maximum Rock And Roll 313 U.S ( June 2009 )



SECOND COMBAT - What Has Inspired Us? 7''EP



This is the debut 7'' by this Malaysian Straightedge band, after holding it down for the past ten years.This one's got it all: blast beats , a bunch of DAG NASTY or laterTURNING POINT style guitar leads (actually most of the guitar part of this platter are oozing with some part of melody), some out-of-nowhere screeching back-up vocals, gang choruses, and i swear the intro to ''worth life to redeem'' is a STRAY CATS riff! The B-side of this record is definitely more straight-foward and less all over the map than the flip.I can't say im into this but their hearts are absolutely in the right place!



Commitment,Klein Muiden 381393 RL Nigtevecht, NETHERLANDS



Second Combat 'what has inspired us?' 7" / CD



Unity HxC webzine ,France



Well well well. This is a killer Cd, no less. First i was a bit sceptic as i'm not really into youthcrew oldschool stuff, and the soldier of hardcore imagery on the cover hasn't lead me into a good approach of "What As Inspired Us ?" released on both Commitment Records and United Front Records. But, and hell yeah, i've listened to this firing, true, political, emotionnal and damn great album again and again, and i can say it's the best work of Second Combat known ever and one of the best record i've heard this year. Hardcore used to be 1/3 music 2/3 lyrics, and it's a pleasure to see the band really engaged on politics and social issues, painting a deep point of view of youth lives in Malaysia. If you're looking for a dense straight edge old school band with passionate lyrics : Run fast and get this one before the predictable sold out.



by xpierrex unity hxc



Crucial Action 2, France.



Commitment Records have been releasing the finest

Straight Edge hardcore 7" vinyls since 1996. Robert

put up records for some of the best SxE bands like

Youth of Today, Reaching Forward, Vitamin X, and

Pointing Finger.

Now, if you're curious about the South East Asia

Straight Edge hardcore scene. Then you better check

out this 7" EP. Klang Valley Straight Edge band Second

Combat kicks in 6 tracks of relentless youthcrew

hardcore delivered with passion and sincerity. They've

been around for more than 10 years now, and yet they

never failed to stay true to their words. First song,

"Striving to Deny You" is about being poison free and

resisting the traditional lifestyle. This song has a

lot of melodic riffs. Second song, "Infidelity"

addresses racism and sexism. It's then followed by a

song that tackles mass slavery and sweatshops.

4th song, "Second Combat", celebrates the importance

unity and equality. "You Won't Listen", is a song

concerning the horrors of addiction. Final track,

"What has inspired Us", is a catchy song about

inspiration.

How each and every one of us can help one another, and

together make a difference. Another solid release from

Commitment Records.



Major Malfunction 6, The Philipinnes.



Hey, we have hot stuff here! This will bring wide

smiles to all the posi-core fans.

'WHAT HAS INSPIRED US' is the debut 7" on xCommitmentx

records for these sXe veterans. SECOND COMBAT have

been around for over 10 years and now deliver 6 brand

new songs of the best positive HC around.

The five-some constructs a sound, founded on solid old

school roots, that's really fresh and personal and

packs together a good deal of different ideas. What's

caught my attention here are the vocals that vary, in

a cool way, from high pitching to classic melodic

youth crew sing-a-longs to angry screams and a really

brilliant songwriting.

The album opens up with 'Striving to deny you' that's

a classic youth crew track ( in my opinion a good

track but it's the least solid of the whole lot ) to

completely switch the binary and move to the next 5

tracks where different elements ( fast parts

alternated to breakdowns, catchy sing-a-longs, good

riffs with a metallic like edge and melodic solos )

are blend together to get very interesting tunes.

The guys sing about their view of what HC is all about

and deal with some vital issues like racism, sexism

and wage slavery.

The sound recording is quite good yet it's a bit

low-profile comparing it to other big budges releases

coming out these days, but…who cares when songs are

this good.

The 7'' comes in a black vinyl edition with a cool sxe

artwork.

That's this album right here and you'd be a fool to

ignore it. Support SECOND COMBAT. Support Malaysian

HC.

(9 out of 10 stars).



Trueside Music, online zine, Germany