Kill Your Idols - From Companionship to Competition

As I promised when I wrote the review of the KYI show with 7 Seconds, I bought their new album, From Companionship to Competition, and gave it a listen. First of all, stop reading if you don't like hardcore, because this album won't build any bridges into your world. While it's a considerable step forward from the cacophony of 2001's Funeral for a Feeling, it's still a straightforward hardcore album that doesn't stray far from things that were happening 15 to 20 years ago. This album finds KYI polishing their sound, but interestingly, this actually increases the energy of the album. It's more focused and from front to back has more punch than its discordant predecessor. I found that this lets me focus more on the righteous anger of the lyrics which, while they're nothing really new under the hardcore sun, still ring with the truth of good rock n roll and that makes them worth hearing. If old school hardcore is your thing, put down your old Gorilla Biscuits albums and check this out. You'll go back to Gorilla Biscuits without a doubt, but KYI is a worthwhile diversion even if it's kinda the same old stuff.