Neshamah

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Neshamah
Communicating in Heartbeats
These guys and girl (Jen Roomes) had me headbanging in my office chair from the first track (actually it’s the second track), “Temporary Satisfaction of Desires.” Hailing from South Africa, this band does a blend of hardcore and metal with vocals to match. Vocals alternate between tough-guy hardcore and metalcore. I really like the lyrics of “Realization To Move On!”: “The scars of Christ imbedded in my mind / overcome, realization / makes me want to overcome / realization to overcome and press forward onto what He has in store for me.” Themes cover sacrifice, overcoming, pride, and even self-respect through not giving yourself away sexually. Blood & Ink Records does it again. Good, solid metalcore with great breakdowns and danceable parts. I love watching kids hardcore dancing in pits). The pit for Neshamah would be very entertaining at a show filled with hardcore dancing enthusiasts. I’m imagining it right now! Wow! [BLOOD AND INK] Jamie Buchanon


This album review was originally published in the Jan/Feb Issue (#117) of HM Magazine. Order the Print Version to read tons more reviews.


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 By pigeon

awesome awesome band. had the privilage of seeing them live when they toured down my way here in east london. sadly neshamah is no more :( they broke up a while back.

 By brett

I loved Neshamah..Its a shame they broke away though..I wonder if the relationship between bassist Jen and growler Matt had anythign to do with it.

 By brandon

Great band and great guys in it too. yeah sadly they have split up after really pushing hxc to the max in South Africa.

Check out another South African band that have been throwing down since 98:
http://www.crossingpoint.co.za

 By Gareth

RIP neshamah

 By armand

yeah i'm also sad about their departure...jen is now going out with andy from the slashdogs and justin is replacing fokofpolisiekar's drummer (jaco) while he is recovering in hospital..as for the other remaing members...i dunno what their upto lately.

 By armand

yeah i'm also sad about their departure...jen is now going out with andy from the slashdogs and justin is replacing fokofpolisiekar's drummer (jaco) while he is recovering in hospital..as for the other remaing members...i dunno what their upto lately.

 By winslow

hmmmmm... i'm glad people in other countries are actually liking our bands. go neshamah! too bad they broke up before i got a chance to see them live :(