It’s always fascinating when people from the hardcore world continue to operate in that universe even when they’re making music that’s pretty far outside of it. Consider the Leeds band Bodyweb. They play hardcore festivals. They record for Flatspot Records and Northern Unrest, two hardcore labels. They’re about to tour the UK and Europe with hardcore heroes Poison The Well. Bodyweb’s founder and leader is Louis Hardy, a member of the hardcore bands Big Cheese and Higher Power. But Bodyweb’s sound, while plenty heavy, isn’t exactly hardcore. It’s a lot closer to the nü-metal bands who went really crazy playing around with rave sounds in the late ’90s.
