Another one from that batch that Alex over at Grave Mistake Records sent me. On a side a note I can’t speak enough about how great Grave Mistake is, Alex really has his shit together over there. There’s a ton of releases over there, the site is easy to navigate, the prices are very affordable and all 5 7″s I have, contain download cards. Refreshing to know that in this day and age that bands an music lovers alike have GMR as a resources. If you’re a digital only kind of guy when it comes to your music collection (I am definitely NOT, why buy digital copies, when for a few more bucks you can have it as a complete physical work of art) or you like to give your records a virtual spin first, they have a Bandcamp, so you can pleasure yourself to your heart’s content.
This here record, of the five that Alex sent me was not the first one I played because the cover didn’t grab me like some of the other ones did, but I kind of like the simplicity now (it reminds me of some much older records that were a simple yellow affair) and it makes total sense with the single’s title track. Another thing that didn’t grab me at first was the vocals, there’s some kind of studio effect, like reverb or something that really makes it stand out. For some reason though that all went away when I played side 2, and was completely gone by the time I gave the record a second spin…now I can honestly say the vocals are important on this record. The erst of the band is as solid as a hunk of concrete, if you close your eyes you can image their busy hands creating this beautiful racket. All in all I prefer side 2 with it’s short little blaster like the other two on side one, and a longer number that has some moshing (I hate that word, growing up on the west coast we always called it slamming, it wasn’t until crossover came to be that we heard it, but I think you get what I mean…a slower grinding part sandwiched between the hectic stuff) parts. This is a damn good record and well worth picking up, and if you don’t believe me go check out reviews at Punk News, Empty Hands PVD, My Wife Says I’m An Angry Person, and the almighty Dave G. (et al.) at United by Rocket Science. You can buy the digital version, the vinyl or give all the tunes a listen HERE (do yourself a favor and go there), but for now my favorite track…
Anger Problem