Dagoba: What Hell is About

Band website: http://www.dagobaonline.com
Let’s get this out of the way: These guys are from France. Make all of your French jokes now—in your head—and spare everyone else the stereotypical bullshit. Are you done yet? Good.
This is a great album that will crush your will to live… at times.
Some people on the Internets compare Dagoba to early [...]

Dryline: Reach for the Surface

Band website: http://www.dryline.com
This is a quick review, since I can’t seem to find the time to do a write-up within a month of buying an album. My bad… I’ve had a lot of shit going on lately. Also, getting married in 3.5 weeks.
Deal with it you non-existent PRF readers.
This is the latest Killswitch Engage album. [...]

Sick Of It All: Death To Tyrants

I had forgotten how much I liked SOIA. Heavy NYC hardcore, never descends into self-parody like so many hardcore bands.
Angry, heavy, dense, middle-finger stuff.
Also, very political; “Uprising Nation”, “Always War”, and “Faithless” are particularly angry at the state of the union and world.
Very much worth owning.

NoFX: Wolves in Wolves’ Clothing

NoFX as political/protest band, but some of the old vibe (‘Insulted By Germans… Again’ just screamingly hilarious) remains.
Warning, contains material from several of their recent EPs; hit up the single action if you’ve been picking up their latest stuff.
“Leaving Jesusland” is likewise probably worth buying even if you don’t dig the whole record or [...]

New Shit Coming Up – Seriously

Dryline review is dangerously imminent. Plus, new Degoba is kicking my ass.