108: Creation.Sustenance.Destruction auf 2 CDs

Although 108 primarily garnered its reputation by way of its mesmerizing records and full-tilt live performances, thegroup also established quite the reputation by virtue of its intriguing lyrical missives. While many of the 108's songs are steeped with a spiritual marrow, the band took more of a philosophical approach to its art. Whether it was analyzing the possibilities of the afterlife ("Deathbed"), the concept ofvegetarianism ("Killer of the Soul") or pervading issues of masculine dominance not only in the hardcore scene but in society at large ("Woman"), or the emotional struggle for survival that one confronts in daily life ("Curse of Instinct"), every single 108 lyric is defiant in its search for truth and resonates with humbling, honest demeanor. For discriminating hardcore fans currently bombarded by a bevy of professional units merely looking for that eponymous payday, this important release couldn't come at a better time. The volume of hardcore history contained on Creation. Sustenance. Destruction. is an impressive testament to the infinite boundaries 108 strived to attain. 108's music and message is just as relevant and brimming with vitality today as it was during the peak of the group's heyday. Consequently, the more academic applications of the number 108 have to be nudged over to make room for the paramount legacy established by thiscolossal sonic entity.