Poundaflesh: Comply Or Die
(Urinal Vinyl + 6)
LP
Out Now
This partial Poundaflesh discography is an effective, loud, roaring punk rock album for followers of Varukers, Discharge, GBH, English Canine and their ilk, says Nathan Brown.
Derby’s Poundaflesh had been a staple of the DIY punk scene by the primary decade of this century and nonetheless often rear their gnarly heads for a a lot welcome reunion. This discography covers the years 2003-2010 and comes on black vinyl with a restricted press of 300.
A set of 5 songs recorded in 2003, beforehand solely obtainable on the Manifesto CD units the tempo and is adopted by a canopy of Discharge favorite Deregulate. Poundaflesh’s songs from the nice Cursed cut up CD with Rejected straddle sides A and B, the album being accomplished by 4 tunes from 2010’s Poundaflesh CDEP. The final of those 4 is their tackle Excessive Noise Terror’s Present Us You Care. A variety of points sparked the heartfelt anger throughout this assortment: paedophiles, faith, warfare, stockbrokers and the press. It’s as explosive as the quilt artwork.
The guitar assault creates a quick but heavy sound, concurrently chuggy and chunky with some neat solos and breaks. The rumbling growling bass works in tandem with drums that activate a sixpence to ramp up the tempo. Shouty offended vocals high all of it off to provide a confrontational edge. Anti-System might be a helpful reference level, alongside 90s highlights Spite and the ever-present Restarts. Nonetheless, Poundaflesh have their very own sound and voice. The 2 covers on this album are ingested after which spewed out in their very own type fairly than delivered as carbon copies. Listening to this transports you to a beer soaked venue after a punks picnic within the noughties.
There was loads of urge for food for a Poundaflesh vinyl album so a complete of seven labels got here in on the discharge: Urinal Vinyl Data, Rejected Abused, Terror State Data, Vile Data, Ronce Data, Hostile Data and Council Pop Data.
For those who just like the tough and tumble of fellow Midlands bands like Varukers, Discharge, GBH and English Canine then you’ll love Poundaflesh. They share that no-nonsense method to loud, roaring, punk rock. Get this album, drop the needle and go!
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Phrases by Nathan Brown. You’ll be able to learn extra from Nathan on his Louder Than Battle archive over right here.
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