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The debut by the Milwaukee band—formed by Dan Kubinski, Brian Egeness, Keith Brammer, and Erik Tunison—packs twenty songs into less than half an hour and works as a wild burst of energy that already hinted the group was destined to go far beyond the boundaries of hardcore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDie Kreuzen drew on the speed and urgency of hardcore, but their sound had something different about it. The songs are short, aggressive, and direct, although Brian Egeness's guitars introduce riffs that are darker, more twisted, and more metallic than usual. Dan Kubinski's high-pitched, desperate, and almost hysterical vocals complete the creation of an especially tense and unsettling atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut what makes \u003cem\u003eDie Kreuzen\u003c\/em\u003e special is that it does not simply repeat the hardcore formula. Amidst the speed, tempo changes, unexpected riffs, and compositions pointing toward more complex territories emerge. 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