Unfinished Business is the fifth studio album by Boston hardcore punk band Death Before Dishonor. It was released in 2019 on Bridge 9 Records. It marked the bands first release in 10 years since 2009’s Better Ways to Die.
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Overview
After the band had been quietly working on new material for over 10 years they finally announced their follow up to 2009’s Better Ways to Die on May 20, 2019. Unfinished Business seen Death Before Dishonor work with producer Zeuss. The albums first single "Cowards Will Fall" premiered on Revolver on June 14, 2019. The second and final single "True Defeat" was released on July 16.
The album officially premiered on Decibel on July 24, 2019. In an interview with the magazine lead singer Bryan Harris noted that with Unfinished Business he wanted to create something similar to the likes of Agnostic Front and Sick of It All in the 1990s.
The albums first music video was released on September 25, 2019, for the song "True Defeat" which was directed by Aviv Marotz. A second music video was later released for the song "Freedom Dies" which was directed by Nick Principe. Lead singer Bryan Harris stated the video is "a visual manual for a civilization on the edge of a dystopian nightmare turned reality."
Critical reception
Ox-Fanzine stated "listening to them is a sheer delight: tracks like "True Defeat" and "Bad Blood" are ultimate mosh-pit firecrackers with choruses that hit home instantly." Metal.de wrote "Don't mistake it for 2019 New School Hardcore. Even though no single song stands out and the album won't be winning any awards for innovation, *Unfinished Business* impresses as a complete package." Hansel Lopez of Ghost Cult added "Death Before Dishonor dishes out the hardcore like the great poet Joey Diaz describes as "to sling dick with three hands." Such elegant prose rarely gets used in this publication, but Unfinished Business requires such language."
Personnel
Death Before Dishonor
Bryan Harris – vocals
Ben Hilton – drums
Austin Sparkman – bass
Colin Reilly – guitars
Frankie Puopolo – guitars
Technical
Zeuss — producer