Spawned in the lethargic backwoods of the pine tree state

Portland Maines Cruel Hand play an eclectic blend of styles

that embodies anything but the serenity of their

surroundings. Formed in 2006 Cruel Hands sound was

equal parts New York Hardcore and West Coast Thrash all

with a twist of their own. Cruel Hand continue to push the

boundaries of hardcore, refining their sound with every

release. While originally inspired by the sounds of CroMags, early Metallica, and Madball their current efforts lean

closer towards the post thrash era of Machine Head,

Pantera, Biohazard and early 90's street metal and metal

core. On a lighter note their cover of Life Of Agony's

"Weeds" demonstrates versatility and growth as well as

pays respect to that of LOA's. A perfect precursor to Cruel

Hands music to come. "Dark Side of the Cage" is another

masterpiece produced and recorded by the legendary Zeuss

(Hatebreed, Rob Zombie, Agnostic Front, Terror). With

Zeuss at the helm of the project and his focus on keeping

the bands aggression while still "serving the songs" DSOTC

is the bands strongest effort yet. Cruel Hand continues to

be a mainstay in underground music, embedded deep like a

Maine summer tick. The US version of this record is

available via "Static Era Records" while the european

version will be available via "Dead Serious Recordings".

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