This San Diego band kicks into their new album with more punk grit than has typically been coming from the West Coast these days. "Missinglink" is less impressive as it is more of what they opened the album with, which is a feral outburst with overdriven bass driving this impending car crash. The screamed vocals shout it out loud from the same register so far for all three songs, but I am betting on the entire album at this point. They are showing no signs of slowing down, and considering they are punk, it makes sense that they are trying to be true to this, though ignoring the fact that the most legendary punk albums have dynamics that hold up against other genres.
The bass gives a different slant on it rumble going into "Nuwage" but the vocals continue to be yelled from the same place. By the time it gets to "Futurerock," I am beginning to find what they do tedious. I appreciate the intensity, but it sounds like they are a one-trick pony, which even the first song hinted they were willing to experiment a bit, but have not heard much of that since. Thankfully, the bulk of the songs clock in at under two minutes, so they do not drag things out to bore me.
"Infested" makes me begin to wonder if the bass player wrote all the songs, as the bass overpowers the guitar in the mix and is not just the backbone of the songs, but finds things taking on a more Motorhead locomotive charge. I will round this down to a 7.5, as it's all spit and vinegar not enough melody or songwriting, though they are effective at what they are doing. If that is all you ask from punk then this album might be for you.
Destroy Myself for Fun by NEGATIVE BLAST
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