FLOODPLAIN * So They're Bringing...demo
Another demo from Floodplain already. The music is pretty heavy, but with a pulsating element; kind of a moshy influence hidden in there. The vocals are scratchy and basically harsh. Well recorded. I'm surprised they don't have more vinyl out. KM (1701 S 10th Ave./Sioux Falls, SD 57105) Three trips
(HeartattaCk #15)
FLOODPLAIN * Eightpennygalvinized CD
Eleven full power, metal influenced tracks. The vocals are mostly too deep to really understand, except at the times when voice-overs come in making the backing noise seem almost creepy at times. In the vein of Unbroken of Disembodied, who have similar influences. LO (Counterfeit Records/1701 S. 10th Ave./Sioux Falls, SD 57105)
(HeartattaCk #16)
FLOODPLAIN * Eightpennygalvanized (Counterfeit)
The hardcore scene in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is alive and well and these guys are proof. They play Victory style hardcore that is full of power and emotion. A good introduction to an up and coming band. -- 10-SONG CD
(Initial Records Holiday Gift Guide 1997-1998)
FLOODPLAIN * Eightpennygalvanized
Halfway between the two genres of hardcore and metal lies Floodplain. Almost exactly halfway. This tight collective from Sioux Falls, SD features the yelling vocals and staccato beats of hardcore and also that distinctive guitar sound that can only be described as metal. Songs of politics and personal conflict feature heavily, as you might expect. If you like that kind of thing, you'll really like this kind of thing. Floodplain does it well. Play it loud and angry. "Eightpennygalvanized" is availiable at Love Garden Sounds and Alley Cat Records. -K.T.
(Lawrence's Perceptual Fix - September 1997 - Vol. 1 Iss. 4)
FLOODPLAIN * Eightpennygalvanized CD (Counterfeit)
Totally brutal from the get go, this Sioux Falls band takes lessons from Threadbare and Deadguy. This'll keep you up at night.
(Lumberjack/Doghouse mailorder)
FLOODPLAIN * Eightpennygalvanized CD
Now this is my kind of hardcore! I don't know where this came from, but holy shit! This is the kind of stuff I like, and this just rocks. FLOODPLAIN sound like JIHAD, BOTCH, and CR all mixed into one band. This is an amazing release, and I am still wondering where this came from. This has made my night. Wow, I am speechless. (LU) (Counterfeit Records, 1701 S 10th Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57105)
(Maximumrocknroll - October 1997)
FLOODPLAIN * Eightpennygalvanized CD
Watch out for the swinging fists from your CD player, because this disc has more mosh parts than a Slayer concert. The music is pretty fucking crunchy and heavy...heavy metal that is. If you were at a mosh-rock concert with VOD, Earth Crisis, and Converge, you might see these guys as the opening act. I hope you can take it...in the pit that is. "We wear leather...we wear spikes...we rule the night!" CR (Counterfeit Records 1701 S 10 Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57105)
(Nothing Left - Fall/Winter 1997 #6)
HACKSAW * demo
Cover looks good, now to the music -- Whoa. Straight up rock punk along the lines of Swiz, with maybe a Floodplain undertone. Here's my theory -- Swiz gets booked a show in Toronto, takes a detour through South Dakota, runs into Floodplain stranded in a baren snow-covered field, so they pick 'em up, but eight people in a van just ain't workin', and half of them end up getting killed. So to protect themselves, the surviving four change thier names and start a band called Hacksaw, and decide to stay in Toronto, out of the watchful sights of the U.S. feds. And for the topper, to make sure no one suspects thier real identity, the music they make is just standard, almost mediocre rock/punk. Brilliant, guys, brilliant. EW (70 Baldwin St./Toronto, ON/MET IL4/Canada)
(HeartattaCk #16)