Category: Album Reviews

The Exploited (album reviews)

CLICK HERE for some Reviews of Albums by THE EXPLOITED! THE EXPLOITED were the quintessential UK street punk band in the early eighties, and they rode the crossover thrash wave from the late eighties into the 2000s. While their contemporaries such as GBH and DISCHARGE were also very influential, THE EXPLOITED best defined the second …

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The Misfits (album reviews)

CLICK HERE for Reviews of Albums by THE MISFITS! The first three MISFITS albums, ‘Static Age’, ‘Walk Among Us’, and ‘Earth AD / Wolfsblood’ are sometimes considered to be the only real MISFITS albums (in addition to the compilations ‘Legacy of Brutality’, ‘Collection I’, and ‘Collection II’, some of which contain alternate recordings), as singer/songwriter …

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The Feud – ‘Language is Technology’

The Feud ’Language is Technology’ Insidious Plot Audio steve@43rocket.com BUY ON AMAZON: The Feud – Language Is Technology The Feud’s electronic instrumental rock is a special find, refreshing and relaxing as it is exciting. Language is Technology is a spirited journey through mystery and danger. Soft jazzy parts implying serene and simple landscapes (“Tidy Sum”) …

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The Slats – ‘The Great Plains of San Francisco’

The Slats The Great Plains of San Francisco The Tyros Label minisculemolecule@hotmail.com BUY ON AMAZON: The Slats – The Great Plains of San Francisco The Slats reach out from a Weezer-esque base to paint in basement drum beats with technically crafted guitar slop.  Cox has a gift for embodying unpredictability in pop songs.  The controlled …

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The Vandals (album reviews)

CLICK HERE for Reviews of Albums by THE VANDALS! THE VANDALS are a special band that has been able to weave their quirky humor and raucous hardcore pop-punk into a thrill ride that has lasted for generations. The first two releases, ‘Peace Thru Vandalism’ and ‘When in Rome, Do As The Vandals’ featured frontman Stevo, …

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DRI (album reviews)

CLICK HERE for Reviews of Albums by DRI (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles)! DRI was known as “the fastest band in the world” when they entered the scene as a thrashcore outfit in the early eighties. As the decade continued, DRI kept the intensity while changing up the tempos while they led the punk side of the …

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Tiara – ‘Titletron’

Tiara ‘Titletron’ Grand Theft Autumn Records BUY ON AMAZON: Tiara – Titletron Tiara plays soft guitar pop-rock with moments of semi-crunch excitement. With popping drums and a mix of up to three electric and acoustic guitars, the textures make interesting tread for the melodic, yawning vocals. Titletron is opened with “Extended Forecast”, a muffled weather …

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Dead Milkmen (album reviews)

CLICK HERE for Reviews of Albums by THE DEAD MILKMEN! FROM REVIEWS: The Dead Milkmen got a bad rap for most of their career because of their often silly and trying-too-hard-to-be-funny lyrics, but their music is unbelievably catchy and when they were funny, they were EXTREMELY funny.

Big Black (album reviews)

CLICK HERE for Reviews of Albums by BIG BLACK! FROM REVIEWS: Illinois’s Big Black was a noisy raucous outfit with a fake drummer, created and masterminded by the short, angry and hilarious pissant Steve Albini. They weren’t nearly as heavy as you’d expect a band called Big Black to be, but definitely every shard as …

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The Unseen – ‘Complete Singles Collection 1994-2000’

The Unseen Complete Singles Collection 1994-2000 Mordam Records info@punkcore.com BUY ON AMAZON: The Unseen: Complete Singles Collection 1994-2000 The Unseen have a street-punk, heavier Minor Threat-style hardcore sound.  Upbeat, 1-2 drumming, 2 & 1/2 chord songs, barks, and throaty growls.  Yeah, we’ve heard it all before (this IS a collection of out-of-print ep’s), but it’s …

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