This is another Finnish band that play Punk music and again, it is a great release from those wonderful people at Boss Tuneage. This band play melodic punk, and boy do they play it well?!
There are fifteen tracks here and all of them show the band to be a great little Punk band that play melodic music with a passion. You can tell that they obviously enjoy what they are doing and you really feed off of their passion when you are listening to this album. They are definitely not a band that are ashamed of being Finnish as the vocals are strictly European and that sound really comes across strong in them. The drumming is great on this release with it being fast paced with guitar riffs to match that are energetic and full of excitement. The vocals sound kind of like those of Tim Armstrong, softly spoken but with great bite. They may sound like Tim Armstrong’s but this band are a hell of a lot better than Rancid in my opinion as they are musically a lot stronger than them and have a great sound. I am extremely glad that Boss Tuneage has re-issued this great Finnish bands debut album as I did not get to hear it the first time round but thanks to them I have done and as a result have a new band to consider as one of my favourites! I am really attached to this CD as it really is an awesome little thing that they have put together and they have really impressed me a lot with it. Everything about it is strong, from the vocals, to the guitar riffs that are lightning fast, full of vibrant energy, and pulled off with tremendous style. You really cant fault this band on this attempt as it really is quite flawless and although nothing is perfect, this CD definitely comes close! When you put this CD in to your player you will think that you have died and gone to heaven as it is an absolutely amazing album of Melodic Punk that has energy, bite, and a large scoop of attitude!
So if you are into melodic punk rock and have a soft spot for European Punk (like I do) then check this band out as you will definitely not be disappointed and once you have heard this will be looking for other releases by this band and spending your hard earned cash on them too! The last two CDs that I have reviewed (this one and Manifesto Jukebox) have been by Finnish bands and they have made me desperately want to go over there to check out the other bands that they have to offer as if they have two great bands on Boss Tuneage then its hard to imagine how many of them they have in total!
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
