Album Review: CAUSTIC EMINENCE – Another Day, Another Dollar

CAUSTIC EMINENCEAnother Day, Another DollarCling Recordings1996 For those youth group punk rawk kids whose exposure to punk in the 1990s was mostly found on Tooth & Nail Records, chances are they've never came across punk and hardcore punk without having to search outside of the comfort zone of the local Christian bookstore. No shade, just…

Album Review: The DEAL – Mad At The World / His Pain EP

The DEALMad At The World / His Pain EPIndependent2014 The Deal is a kind of Oi/Street Punk band from SoCal that was established in 1998. They have a rather extensive list of EPs and releases, most of which can be found online for digital purchase. The Mad At The World / His Pain EP is…

Album Review: PLATOON 1107 – Marine Forever…Forever Marine EP

PLATOON 1107Marine Forever…Forever MarineThumper Punk Records2016 Marine Forever…Forever Marine is the fourth EP by California hardcore punk project Platoon 1107. Released in 2016 on Thumper Punk Records, this seems to be more of a digital 7-inch, containing only four songs, two of which are instrumentals. The cover art is generic--use of a font generator over…

Album Review: INFIRMITIES – Paid In Blood

INFIRMITIESPaid In BloodSkyBurnsBlack Records2015 You know, as a proud card-carrying lifelong \,,/METALHEAD\,,/, I've never really understood why there was such a rivalry between the punks and the metalheads back in the day. Especially in NWOBHM and thrash metal, you could detect punk's influence, and the two genres really did complement each other; yet, for some…