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SCANDI-BEAT FROM BOSTON. MEMBERS FROM BANDS LIKE BRAIN KILLER, SUNSHINE WARD, SADIST ETC. STRAIGHT TO VINYL, NO BS!
Our take: Roach Leg Records skips the cassette stage and brings Bostons Chainsaw straight to vinyl , which makes sense because the band is full of experienced musicians who know what the fuck theyre doing and they have a fully realized sound that rips. Im sure there are plenty of Scandinavian and d-beat comparisons to throw out in relation to Chainsaws sound, but the one Im going with is Totalitr. While When Will We Die? is nastier-sounding than all but Totalitrs earliest records, Chainsaw has a similar way of weaving together straightforward Discharge-style bashing (see Alcohol or Knife) with songs that are no less raging, but are a hair more musically sophisticated, even slightly melodic (see Emergency and Anti Police). The rough production and gnarly, shouted vocals keep things intense, and I love the wild lead guitar overdubs that appear on most tracks, giving an unhinged, anything-can-happen sensibility to what is, otherwise, a very dialed-in record. Its killer, and Id particularly recommend it if youre into bands that lean toward the hardcore (as opposed to metal, crust, or noise) end of the d-beat spectrum.
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