No Shelter – Remission/Resolve
Release Date: 25th July 2025
Label: This Charming Man Records
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Genre: Hardcore, Death Metal.
FFO: Cannibal Corpse, Entombed, Escuela Grind, Nervosa, Teethgrinder.
Review By: Paul Cairney
With a well-executed mix of hardcore and death metal, Remission/Resolve is the 3rd album by German outfit No Shelter. A bruising album, Remission/Resolve has zero downtime – it just doesn’t let up from the opening riffs until the aggression finally dissolves in your head.
The opening track, my release called it ‘Intro’, is just that. It is an instrumental introduction, laced with feedback and a guttural riff that welcomes you into the rather decent ‘Rotten’. What is immediately apparent is the shouty hardcore vocal accompanying a purely death metal riff. That is, until the breakdown, where the angular aural assault wins a battle you never knew was happening.
No Shelter have riffs. They pummel you, non-stop, across the 12 tracks. The aggressive attack is unrelenting, always joined by the hardcore vocal style. At times, you would think that the riffs are from a Swedish death metal band. ‘Schizophrenia’ is pure swe-death. Buzz-saw guitar reminds you of Entombed. But throughout, for good or bad, the vocals stand juxtaposed to the main body of the track.
And it is this that is the albums best-selling point, but also its biggest problem.
There is no variation in the vocals. It is 100mph, grade A meat slaughter. As soon as they hit, the attack of the song changes. No matter how death metal the track, the vocals alter the perception. If you like this, you will love Remission/Resolve. If you don’t, even though it has a relatively short run time, it will grate. It will frustrate you enough to switch off from the crushing riffage.
But, if like me, you buy into the overall package, you will be listening to one of the most enjoyable ‘in your face’ albums of the year. No Shelter have not compromised. Their fusion of hardcore and death metal is almost perfect. No track is too long. The album is utterly aggressive, not only the vocals, but the drumming is great.
If you embrace the style of the album, you have an aurally weaponised listen that impresses in a way that you don’t expect.
There is also a cover of ‘Wolverine Blues’, a singular reason to check the album out.
