I've owned this LP for 28 years. D-A-M-N! Faster than Napalm Death (and maintaining more cohesion), this Britcore quintet continues to get no respect in the history of fastcore. Maybe it's the predominantly American hXc influence, the posi melody that gracefully matched energetic tempos just wasn't "brutal" enough compared to the rest of Earache's roster. The clean guitars and Skate-Rock vocals were actually a point of contention for Digby, with him hammering the band to downtune and go the cupped mic route...a style they had absolutely no interest in pursuing (and I really don't blame them, as any ensuing sound I could speculate on would probably be as forced and disappointing as the final Filthy Christians disc). They never caved, Digby cried, and here we are enjoying them for what they always were: AWESOME AS FUCKING SHIT! Japanese CD's rip. My fave song offa this is still Skate Bored.P.S.: CD's liner and sleeve notes (in Japanese of course) by the ultragrind homie Ogita/Awesome Mosh Power Records!
