In 1991, a group of Japanese teenagers formed an uncompromising thrash b&, spitting two-minute blasts of indecipherable terror for anyone who could stand the physical & emotional damage it inflicted. Fifteen years later, punk's corpse has been cannibalized to the bone & Envy has irreparably blurred the lines dividing the various factions of hardcore. Still terrifyingly sincere, their songs are now life-affirming, triumphant portraits for anyone strong-willed enough to withstand the emotion