{"id":11992,"date":"2012-09-19T09:52:18","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T23:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=11992"},"modified":"2012-09-20T15:47:30","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T05:47:30","slug":"less-than-4-by-blood-by-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/09\/less-than-4-by-blood-by-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Less Than 4 – By Blood, By Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In 25 words \u2013 \u201cBy Blood, By Heart definitely propels Less Than 4 to be amongst the leaders of the new generation of Swedish sleaze.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

So here\u2019s a quick quiz for you, what number is Less Than 4?\u00a0 Well if you said 3, then you are correct and the relevance of this is that these cocky young whipper snappers from Sweden are a three piece that surely will rock the socks and jocks off anyone that digs the raw style of Swedish sleaze perfected by the likes of Hardcore Superstar, Backyard Babies and Crashdiet.\u00a0 With all band members seemingly under the age of 18 \u2013 drummer Ludde Tornemalm is just 15, By Blood, By Heart <\/em>is seriously one hell of an impressive debut album.<\/p>\n

18yo singer\/guitarist Max Landegren sounds like he\u2019s been smoking cigarettes and drinking whisky for years with raw as razorblades style vocals that at times I could swear is really Jocke from Hardcore Superstar.\u00a0 Quite simply if I didn\u2019t know this was Less Than 4, I would swear to you it\u2019s Hardcore Superstar circa their 2005, self titled album era. \u00a0\u00a0Whilst Less Than 4 are obviously heavily influenced by the likes of Hardcore Superstar, songs such as Fucked Up Kid,\u00a0<\/em>By Blood, By Heart <\/em>and\u00a0Bad Like A Gun<\/em> are more than worthy slabs of classic sounding Swedish sleaze in their own right.\u00a0 The album is chock full of songs with massive hooks and choruses and the sound courtesy of Rikard L\u00f6fgren (Deathstars, Mama Kin, Hellfuelled, Le Mans) is top notch, balancing rawness and bigness.<\/p>\n

In their bio, the band boldly claims to be \u201cthe band we\u2019ve all been waiting for, since Backyard Babies & Hardcore Superstar became too old!\u201d.\u00a0 It\u2019s been a few years since Backyard Babies have released a new album, but with Hardcore Superstar still going strong, it will be a few years yet before Less Than 4 claim the title of the kings of Swedish sleaze.\u00a0 With that cocksure attitude and a debut album that many far more established bands could only wish they had released, and with the likes of Vains of Jenna having now fallen by the wayside, By Blood, By Heart <\/em>definitely propels Less Than 4 to be amongst the leaders of the new generation of Swedish sleaze. \u00a0I\u2019m eagerly awaiting to see what these guys deliver on album number 2!<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> \u00c4ppelbo,\u00a0Sweden<\/p>\n

For fans of:<\/strong>\u00a0 Swedish sleaze rock Hardcore Superstar style<\/p>\n

Produced\/mixed by:<\/strong> Produced by Rikard L\u00f6fgren (Deathstars, Mama Kin, Hellfuelled, Le Mans)<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 31 August 2012<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Black Lodge Records\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.lessthan4.se
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Track listing:<\/strong><\/p>\n

01. Fucked Up Kid
\n02. In It For The Money
\n03. By Blood By Heart
\n04. Soft Situations
\n05. Living Dreams
\n06. One Week
\n07. Bad Like A Gun
\n08. The Way We Are
\n09. Deadlock
\n10. Nothing Is Thicker<\/p>\n\n

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