If I Defy and Stampin’ Ground had declared a Hardcore war on each other and had met on the field of conflict with guitars, amplification and an inevitable Wall of Death, the sounds of battle that would have emanated from the clashing of those HC titans in their ensuing brawl to the finish, would, I imagine, be incredibly similar to the slamming tunes that make up On Solid Ground. Deliver have mastered the Hardcore and crushing metal groove thing and aren’t shy about pressing their collective accelerator through the floor when the mood takes them. Heck, they make me want to launch spin kicks and throw myself around like Springa, so I’d better get the paracetamol and Deep Heat ready before I spin On Solid Ground again. Here comes the pain… Tim Cundle