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ALBUM REVIEW: Generacion Suicida – Hombre Nuevo

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Latino Punk has quite the history with legendary bands such as The Zeros, The Plugz, Los Illegals, The Brat, and musicians of Latino heritage in the hardcore scene such as Mike Muir (Suicidal Tendencies), Roger Miret (Agnostic Front), Ron Reyes (Redd Kross, Black Flag), and Mario Rubalcaba (Off!). 

Continuing the lineage are Generacion Suicida from South Central LA, who started life as a side project for vocalist and guitarist Tony Abarca and drummer Kiwi Martinez in 2010, and they are joined by Justin on Bass. The band have an extensive and lengthy discography, with three full-lengths, two EPs, and some split releases. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Poison Ruin – Hymns From The Hills

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On Hymns From The Hills (Relapse Records), Philly’s Poison Ruin prove they are continuing to perfect their craft, past the point of what other Punk bands are doing today. They are not banging out fast, rowdy anthems, but some of their catchiest and most melodic songwriting yet. This connects them closer to the roots of the genre, when Punk emerged from Rock music in the mid-seventies. One of the areas where the band shows the most improvement to achieve this is in the vocals. They retain varied levels of grit when called for, but more sung than just snarled. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Sweat – Tear It On Down 

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Los Angeles Sweat formed in 2019 and comprises members of the bands Graf Orlock, Dangers, Dogteeth, Ghostlimb, etc., most if not all of whom feature on their own Vitriol Records label. Vocalist Tuna Tardugno, drummer Anthony Rivera, guitarist/vocalist Justin Smith, and bassist Kevin Conway have 25 years’ worth of investment and contribution to the Southern California music scene between them. Continue reading →