1. Sweden's IDENTITY existed during that perceived hardcore void from late '80s to early '90s, a time that the closed minded claim produced no bands worth listening to. The closed minded are wrong, and IDENTITY is a prime example - this is the standard to which modern "melodic hardcore" should be held. Brilliant tuneful guitar leads throughout and hooks that border on melancholy, while the music blasts onward with few breaks in tempo ("Can I Really Trust Your Words?" is about as mid tempo as they get, and the kids could still pit to that one pretty easily). I picked...
These are photos from concerts where Identity played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Guilfest 2012 Jul 13 - 15, 2012 Guildford, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Craig Hatfield
Buzzcocks
Tim Minchin
Jimmy Cliff
Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer
Nouvelle Vague
Björn Again
Heaven 17
