“I don’t fit in anywhere!” That’s what Drew Waldon screams on the chorus “New From The Pain,” and it’s pretty much true. Waldon leads Gumm, a Chattanooga band that’s spent the past few years carrying the fire for a sincere, vaguely melodic form of hardcore that I generally associate with late-’80s Washington, DC. In the hardcore world, that style isn’t exactly in vogue these days, but Gumm attack it with vital, visceral energy, sounding more like themselves than anyone else. They’ve got a new album on the way, and that’s great news.
