This article was automatically translated by AI.
“This is Q-Town not LA“ is the eighth album by the band from Quedlinburg. Quedlinburg is located in the northern foothills of the Harz mountains. The old town is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
ISOLATED, however, is not. One wouldn't want a band like that in this beautiful, tidy town. That's the rabble. Just like everywhere else.
For 20 years, the band has been pushing back against this. You can hear the experience in this album. There’s no more wild pounding on the drums; it’s all about precision.
ISOLATED are not just any hardcore band. The band sings their lyrics in German. I’ve encountered a lot in hardcore, but I’ve never seen a band that consistently sings in German. You really have to get used to it, as the German language sounds different from the ubiquitous English.
Once you get into it, you’ll notice that the band has got it!
The lyrics are printed in the booklet, which unfolds into a small color poster, and are accompanied by liner notes from the band. At the latest, when reading the liner notes, you realize that the band means what they sing and that’s why they’ve been around for 20 years. The themes are not innovative; they revolve around solidarity, political and social grievances, pretty packaging with little content, and the scene.
With their German lyrics, ISOLATED stand out and might even be pushing too much into the hardcore punk corner for some.
ISOLATED are a band that still has more fire in their belly after 20 years than many of the tough guy hardcore kids who think that having a band makes them the best.
ISOLATED is old-school, even though they don’t want to be pigeonholed, but when you consider where hardcore comes from, with what attitude and history this style has developed, these are all points that are important to ISOLATED and should be important to all of us!
