Some Kind Of Hate “Undisputed” (Bridge Nine) The first time I heard Slayer’s Reign In Blood, it was deliciously naughty. It felt like I was doing something wrong; that my parents would undoubtedly disapprove and to this day I love…
No Cash “Knowledge Is Power… Arm Yourself” (VMS) Harshed out punk. Fast blast beats with lyrics spit to speed. “Life Sucks”. “Knowledge is Power”. “Homelife is a drag”. It’s got that fuck-all skater punk attitude. They even have a song…
Various Artists “Old Skars & Upstarts 2004” (Disaster Records) Duane Hunn’s Disaster Records continues to be the bellwether label for the contemporary street punk movement. And its envoy into the retail world is the annual Old Skars & Upstarts compilation.…
One-21 “Grenade” (Facedown) There’s a lot of old Gilman Street influences here, as rock riffs abound in the background noise, and gang vocals make an appearance on pretty much every track. This is the type of simple, straightforward punk that…
Otep “House of Secrets” (Capitol) I don’t remember Otep sounding this much like Slipknot. Coming from the camp that digs Slipknot, that’s cool enough to these ears. Because Otep features a female vocalist that adds that warmer element amongst the…
Outlie ““Companions to Devils and Saints”” (Porterhouse) Outlie have that melodic punk crunch down to a tee much like someone like Bad Religion but with more modern punch. Outlie is the complete artistic vision of Ex-Good Riddance guitarist Luke Pabich,…
Missing Pilots “Dispassionately” (Eidus Records) Here is a safety warning for Missing Pilots’ new album Dispassionately: Don’t do a review of it at 3 in the morning when you are doing your damndest to stay awake. Sleeper doesn’t begin to…
Monster Magnet “Monolithic Baby!” (SPV) Masters of the slick rock. Bigger than life presence always seems to seep into the Monster Magnet sound. Its rock, but with this spacey large vibe to it. Vocalist Dave Wyndorf has that rock and…
Morgion “Cloaked By Ages, Crowned in Earth” (Dark Symphonies) Very dark, very moody, very long. 8 tracks that clock in over an hour. My Dying Bride type misery. The listener is hung upon passages that sway in a hypnotic lull,…
Mr. T Experience ““Yesterday Rules”” (Lookout) Wow, I remember checking my local show listings and seeing the name of this great band, “Mr. T Experience”. When I saw that name I thought to myself what a killer name for a…