{"id":95253,"date":"2025-09-30T18:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/95253\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T18:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:29:09","slug":"today-is-the-day-never-give-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/95253\/","title":{"rendered":"Today is the Day – Never Give In Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"When we last heard from noise mastermind Steve Austin and his legendary project, Today is the Day<\/strong>, it was with No Good to Anyone<\/a>, a partly seething, partly mournful, and all-too-sincere portrait highlighting loss, despair, and anger that also possessed an undercurrent of hope. I dug the album considerably, and still view it as an album that should have, by all intents and purposes, brought new eyes and ears towards the band\u2019s direction. Sadly, No Good to Anyone released in early 2020, just as the world was shutting down while Austin and company were on tour for that album. This would understandably send Austin into a depressive tailspin, but one he would claw his way out of, not only by re-opening his label, SuperNova Records, and buying back his entire catalog, but also with the middle finger to adversity and depression, Never Give In.<\/p>\n

And before I continue, I just want to toss out a major caveat to those who\u2019ve already made up their minds about the band. Never Give In isn\u2019t going to change your mind if you haven\u2019t connected with Austin or his band before, or if you just flat-out fucking hate their music. Today is the Day<\/strong> has been and always will be operating from a place of sincerity as told through the eyes and throat of its creator without any regard to the listener. Whether it\u2019s the two-plus-hour double album Sadness Will Prevail or the all-out assault of In the Eyes of God or Temple of the Morning Star, Austin\u2019s unflinching vision and honesty isn\u2019t for everyone, as it\u2019s told using what he feels is best for his message, not what others expect from him.<\/p>\n

Now with that out of the way, Never Give In, much like its predecessor, sees Austin and company throwing even more curveballs and moods your way, but still retaining the viciousness and transparency of their best work. Opener \u201cDivide and Conquer\u201d comes closest to the industrialized grindcore of their early days, and even then, Austin keeps to a croon throughout, save for the backing screams. Outside of that, though, there are some eyebrow-raisers. \u201cSecret Police,\u201d another grindy slab of punked-out riffage, features a horn section that reminds me of Cake<\/strong> in an odd-but-good way. Closer \u201cThe Cleansing\u201d channels Austin\u2019s inner Neil Young, pulling his love of Americana into a tale of a love gone wrong.<\/p>\n

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With all that said, not all of Never Give In sticks its landing. \u201cI Got Nothin’\u201d meanders a bit too long in one spot until the song\u2019s final third, which is when Austin switches things up a little. \u201cPain and Frustration,\u201d while featuring some phenomenal drumming by Colin Frecknall, also gets a bit stagnant as the song wears on. In fact, looking over my notes, it\u2019s when Austin goes outside of his (and the listeners\u2019) comfort zones that yield the best results on Never Give In. Going a bit further, I can say the same with Today is the Day<\/strong>\u2019s collective output: the more daring the approach and delivery, the more visceral the result.<\/p>\n

But at the end of the day, I\u2019m but a witness to the storytelling of someone who\u2019s not afraid to share his experiences in all their glories and ugliness, and the fact that we have yet more Today is the Day<\/strong>, given all that Austin\u2019s had to endure, between loss, homelessness, and car crashes, is to be celebrated. It takes guts to paint an honest picture, and no one is as unflinching at it as Steve Austin. Like Chat Pile<\/strong>, Never Give In (and Today is the Day<\/strong> in general) may not be for everyone, but for those who appreciate it, they will have a lot to look forward to.<\/p>\n

Rating:<\/strong> 3.5\/5.0
DR:<\/strong> 8 | Format Reviewed:<\/strong> 320 kbps mp3
Label:<\/strong> SuperNova Records<\/a>
Websites:<\/strong> Bandcamp<\/a> | Facebook<\/a>
Releases Worldwide:<\/strong> October 3rd, 2025<\/p>\n

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