NAILS

Hardcore Punk • United States

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Nails is an American powerviolence band from Oxnard in California, formed in 2009.

The band have so far released two full-length studio albums. The debut album "Unsilent Death" was released in 2010 and is only 15 minute long but is crushingly brutal grinding powerviolence.

( Biography written by UMUR, amended by Bosh66)

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NAILS Discography

NAILS albums / top albums

3.60 | 7 ratings

Unsilent Death
Hardcore Punk 2010

3.69 | 9 ratings

Abandon all Life
Hardcore Punk 2013

NAILS You Will Never Be One of Us album cover

3.81 | 4 ratings

You Will Never Be One of Us
Hardcore Punk 2016

3.50 | 1 ratings

Every Bridge Burning
Hardcore Punk 2024

NAILS EPs & splits

3.50 | 2 ratings

Obscene Humanity
Hardcore Punk 2009

NAILS Skin Like Iron / Nails album cover

0.00 | 0 ratings

Skin Like Iron / Nails
Hardcore Punk 2012

4.00 | 1 ratings

Nails / Full Of Hell
Hardcore Punk 2016

NAILS live albums

NAILS demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

NAILS Among The Arches Of Intolerance / In Pain album cover

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Among The Arches Of Intolerance / In Pain
Hardcore Punk 2015

NAILS re-issues & compilations

NAILS singles (1)

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Obscene Humanity
Hardcore Punk 2012

NAILS movies (DVD, Blu-Ray or VHS)

NAILS Reviews

NAILS Every Bridge Burning

Album · 2024 · Hardcore Punk

UMUR

"Every Bridge Burning" is the fourth full-length studio album by US, California based hardcore/powerviolence act Nails. The album was released through Nuclear Blast Entertainment in August 2024. It´s the successor to "You Will Never Be One of Us" from 2016 and there´s been an almost complete lineup change since the predecessor as only guitarist/lead vocalist Todd Jones remains from the lineup who recorded "You Will Never Be One of Us". New in the lineup are Andrew Solis (bass), Carlos Cruz (drums), and Shelby Lermo (guitars).

Stylistically Nails play a hardcore style with both influences from grindcore, crust punk, and sludge. It´s punchy and in our face music, loaded with caustic aggression and raw power. Jones has a shouting/screaming angry vocal style, which suits the music well. Featuring only 10 tracks and a 17:44 minutes long playing time, Nails haven´t made a long album, but it´s fully in line with album lengths of their previous releases, so this is what the seasoned listener expects. What is most noteworthy when keeping in mind that "Every Bridge Burning" is a very short album release, is how many different influences and varition Nails are able to pack into their otherwise one-dimensionally raw and aggressive music style. It´s always been one of their greatest assets, that you´re never bored when listening to their albums, as they always include something new or some little detail, that you didn´t expect (I was for example plesantly surprised by the few times guitar solos appeared). It´s not exactly progressive music, but the point is that Nails arguably put a lot of thought into their pretty extreme take on hardcore.

"Every Bridge Burning" features a raw, distorted, and considering their status on the scene, a relatively unpolished sound production, which suits the materal well. Nails understand that this type of music can´t be presented in a clear and polished sound production without losing integrity and authenticity. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

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NAILS You Will Never Be One of Us

Album · 2016 · Hardcore Punk

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"You Will Never Be One of Us" is the 3rd full-length studio album by US, California based hardcore/grindcore act Nails. The album was released through Nuclear Blast Entertainment in June 2016. It´s the successor to "Abandon All Life" from 2013.

Stylistically the material on the 10 track, 21:43 minutes long album continue the raw and uncompromising hardcore/grindcore style of the preceding releases by the band. The tracks are harsh, fast, noisy, and brutal, and most definitely not for the faint at heart. The listener is exposed to a caustic aggression and a convincing savage approach to delivering the music. While the pace is predominantly high throughout the album, there are sections featuring crushingly heavy breakdowns and the 8:14 minutes long closing track "They Come Crawling Back" is a slow and heavy track throughout. So there is a bit more variation on the album than what is initially revealed when you´re pummelled by the opening title track.

"You Will Never Be One of Us" features a raw and powerful sounding production, which suits the material perfectly. So upon conclusion "You Will Never Be One of Us" is another high quality release by Nails. Some people may shy away from a full-length album which is only about 20 minutes long, but I asure you that it´s a perfect length format for Nails music. Music this extreme is seldom enjoyable for the duration of an hour long album release, and that has nothing to do with the quality of the music. This type of music is just better enjoyed in shorter intense doses. A 4 star (80%) rating is deserved.

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NAILS Obscene Humanity

EP · 2009 · Hardcore Punk

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"Obscene Humanity" is an EP release by US, California based hardcore/grindcore act Nails. The EP was released through Six Feet Under Records/Streetcleaner Records in early 2009. The material was recorded during November and December 2008. The EP features 7 tracks and a full playing time of 10:56 minutes. The vinyl version features the same 7 tracks on both sides.

If you wonder what 7 tracks of hardcore/grindcore distributed over a 10 minutes long playing time sound like, I can tell you that it´s noisy, raw, distorted, and at times quite chaotic. There is a primal aggression to the material and especially the bestial delivery of said material is greatly charming. It´s definitely Nails biggest asset, although the tracks themselves are quite well composed too. Nails successfully combine blasting grindcore, with fast-paced hardcore, and ultra heavy sections, and they are actually relatively varied within their style. It´s not exactly an issue that the band are skilled musicians too, who deliver their music with great conviction and passion. Organic playing by a tight unit. The vocals are shouting distorted hardcore type vocals, which suit the instrumental part of the music perfectly. The sound production is loud, raw, and organic, and it´s the perfect sound for the equally mean music.

"Obscene Humanity" is the first release by Nails and considering that this is a debut release from the band, it´s a quality product. Not necessarily the most original sounding hardcore/grindcore release out there, but definitely a solid effort featuring some great moments here and there. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

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NAILS Obscene Humanity

EP · 2009 · Hardcore Punk

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NAILS is a hardcore punk band band from Oxnard, CA that has been gaining in popularity in the last decade due to its unrelenting mix of crust punk, D-beat and powerviolence with elements of grindcore and death metal. The band was founded in 2007 by Todd Jones (vocals, guitar), John GIanelli (bass) and Tom Hogan (drums) but since then has released three albums, two splits and this debut EP titled OBSCENE HUMANITY which is a mere 10:56 in length.

This EP was originally released as a seven song, one-sided vinyl EP but was re-released with three rerecorded songs bringing the playing time up to 21:42. All NAILS releases are succinct, explosively brutal and to the point with caustic guitar and drum orotundity and incessant percussive explosiveness. Todd Jones’ vocals are a tortured scream out from under the din sort of madness. Although the band has adopted the D-beat and hardcore punk approach in the compositions, the caustic nature of the music is more akin to grindcore with a few elements of death metal thrown in.

The band cites the Japanese hardcore scene as the primary influence but also includes the crust punk and death metal scenes. Despite a near 11 minute playing time this EP hosts 7 tracks with most lasting around the one minute mark. “Lies” is the oddball here extending well past the 3 minute mark. NAILS is the epitome of a powerviolence band which infuses hardcore punk with extreme metal (such as thrashcore) and engages in confrontational socio-politically charged themes that are iconoclastic.

NAILS can be considered some of the most extreme music out there however even OBSCENE HUMANITY isn’t as heavy and extreme as the band’s following classic “Silent Death” which is even more hardcore and engages in more experimentation. This debut is a little more by the books as far as powerviolence rage is concerned but still the band proved it had the chops to pull off the incessant rampaging prowess required to successful evoke the hardcore punk demons to do their bidding. Pretty good start.

Original Track listing

"Disorder" - 1:09 "Alienate You II" - 0:42 "Obscene Humanity" - 1:42 "White Walls" - 1:09 "Confront Them" - 1:21 "Lies" - 3:37 "Alienate You I" - 1:13

Obscene Humanity 7" Track list as above (on both sides) but includes re-recordings

"Obscene Humanity" – 1:43 "Confront Them" – 1:20 "Lies" – 3:34

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NAILS Abandon all Life

Album · 2013 · Hardcore Punk

J-Man

Though they only have two (very) short releases under their belts, American grindcore acts Nails has quickly gained a reputation as one of the world's most devastating forces in extreme music. 2013's Abandon All Life, the band's second full-length observation, clocks in at only 17 minutes, but there is enough crushing brutality contained within its duration to satisfy most of the genre's enthusiasts. The music here is generally fast-paced, chaotic, and rather noisy grindcore - it's nothing that most listeners haven't heard before, although Nails occasionally explores a heavy and slow-paced style that sets them apart from some of their influences. A strong example of this would be the unbelievably crushing closing piece, “Suum Cuique”, which also stands tall as the album's highlight. Nails's music comes across as too one-dimensional for my taste, but I do sense a few glimpses of brilliance throughout Abandon All Life. Although this record isn't for everybody, fans of extremely noisy and feedback-laden grindcore will love what it has to offer.