The hotly anticipated debut full-length from London hardcore upstarts False Reality delivers on the bruising promise of their 2024 EP, Path of Self Destruct. Led by vocalist Rachel Rigby, the band saws off thrash-injected bangers while guitarist David Connolly flashes his metal chops on FADED INTENTIONS. Crossover killers like “FROZEN” and the titanic Madball-meets-Slayer twins “MIRROR” and “COST OF SPITE” set the metallic tone while the Biohazard-esque beatdown “CRANIUM” goes full hard-style. The trippy, Deftones-inflected “REALITY SLIPS” offers a different side of the band’s personality.