Scary Hours
Ryan Struck
Ryan Struck grew up on the outskirts of New York City on the ethos and sound of punk and hardcore, honing his songwriting craft through the years to represent diverse genres and formats under the moniker of Scary Hours.
His self-produced solo anti-folk record “Live to Serve” was released in 2018 with critical success. In 2020, with rising political tensions and his newfound sobriety, Struck ditched “witty and unsettling anti-folk, informed by his past in hardcore punk bands” (Ghettoblaster Magazine) in favor of the more brazen sonic onslaught of the hardcore and punk he grew up on.
In May 2020, Pyrrhic Victory Recordings released the “incendiary and socio-politically on-target “Bullet Fairy,” which rails against unchecked police brutality, especially against minorities” (Big Takeover) as worldwide tensions boiled over into the streets. In November 2020, Scary Hours returned with Margins (Pyrrhic Victory (US) / Engineer Records (EU), an 8-song blistering hardcore punk attack that is full of anger, intensity, and Ryan’s desire to be a voice of change.
June 25th 2021 began a year of steady releases with “Precision Grooming,” a scathing critique of the justice system in the wake of convicted murderer Derek Chauvin’s lenient sentence. Several other singles/videos were released while a band was assembled featuring members of Knuckle Up, Ides, and Inside the Beehive, toiling away at Ryan’s home studio on what would become “Symptoms of Modern Hegemony.” The album showcases diverse musical influences blending thrash, skatepunk, beatdown, and straight-up hardcore punk with Struck’s brash, incensed vocal delivery and unique cadence. Each song takes a dive into the political and social issues that become more urgent with each passing day with a clear mantra: “we scream louder when we scream together.” “Symptoms of Modern Hegemony” will be released July 29th 2022 via Pyrrhic Victory Recordings.
Press:
https://metalnoise.net/2022/07/review-symptoms-of-modern-hegemony-by-scary-hours
https://www.noecho.net/features/scary-hours-sackler-street-2022
https://www.noecho.net/features/scary-hours-new-jersey-hardcore-punk
https://metalnoise.net/2022/08/exclusive-interview-scary-hours-talk-writing-and-recording-symptoms-of-modern-hegemony
https://heavymusichq.com/heavy-music-hq-album-reviews-week-of-july-29-2022/
https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-symptoms-of-modern-hegemony-scary-hours/
https://v13.net/2022/07/scary-hours-symptoms-of-modern-hegemony-album-premiere/
https://idioteq.com/revolutionary-sounds-5-speeches-and-lectures-that-helped-shape-influences-symptoms-of-modern-hegemony-by-nj-hardcore-band-scary-hours/
https://roadie-metal.com/scary-hours-confira-o-novo-album-symptoms-of-modern-hegemony/
http://metalperver.com/2022/08/03/scary-hours-blinded-by-mundanity/
https://bigtakeover.com/news/ScaryHoursunleashesSymptomsofModernHegemony
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https://www.punktuationmag.com/scary-hours-release-new-album-symptoms-of-modern-hegemony-and-resurrect-the-spirit-of-us-hardcore/
https://www.maximumrocknroll.com/review/mrr-454/margins-cd/
https://punkrockmag.com/2021/02/07/margins/
https://www.jerseybeat.com/quinlan-chronicles.html
https://bigtakeover.com/news/AlbumPremiereMarginsbyScaryHours
https://www.lookatmyrecords.com/features/2021/7/22/scary-hours
https://thoughtswordsaction.com/2020/11/17/shmcd/
https://bloodmakesnoise.net/blogs/reviews/posts/margins-by-scary-hours-is-everything-right-now
"Singer-songwriter Ryan Struck, who flies under the moniker of Scary Hours, creates witty and unsettling anti-folk, informed by his past in hardcore punk bands. The confrontational ethos of punk is hard to shake, especially when you live the daily grind of commuting to work from New Jersey to New York City. Struck is keen to vocalize his compelling diatribes on various matters regarding the state of the world, and does so with unbridled, tuneful panache." - Ghettoblaster
"Scary Hours create unsettling and raw anti-folk, rich with socio-political humor and the confrontational spirit of punk and hardcore...the debut album is more basement show than coffee shop – Elvis Costello meets Lawrence Arms maybe, or possibly a Bukowski-esque Bright Eyes." - Mad Mackerel
"The band’s acoustic pop punk and filtered lens radiates the confrontational ethos of hardcore—a bit like a Bukowski-esque version of Bright Eyes, or possibly a pissed off Plain White T’s high on Ritalin." - Vinyl District
"Live to Serve is superbly wrought, full of droll humor mirroring the punk attitude of quarreling with the seemingly irrelevant treadmill of the world, with all its ridiculous flaws. Scary Hours, aka Ryan Struck, comments with stylish flair and clever lyricism on matters sublime and absurd." - Tattoo.com
"Despite the serious subject matter, the band approaches life with a humorous, bordering-on-satirical perspective." - For Hits and Gigs