Far From Breaking - The Identity

As of late, there seem to be a lot of straight-edge, hardcore bands covered on this site. And that's good, because I like hardcore, to a certain extent. Pretty soon though, a lot of it runs together and distinctions are hard to pinpoint. Far From Breaking really isn't a bad band. The Texan quintet plays in the same vein as Chain of Strength and/or a million other bands. But actually, as far as hardcore goes, they're not bad in the least bit. But like so many of their contemporaries, they're incredibly typical. The Identity is a very generic showcase of straight-edge hardcore. Fast and hard, unoriginal lyrics, unoriginal musicianship, but then again, when have hardcore kids really cared? The band is far from being garbage, but also happen to be far from breaking any boundaries, too. [www.youngblood-records.com]