Under Attack

NYパンクスの雄、The Casualitiesのキャリア6枚目となるオリジナル・アルバム！Rise AgainstやBlack Flagを手がけたBil Stevensonがプロデュースする、13曲入り入魂の一作！

on't bother telling New York City gutter-punks the Casualties that it's not 1977, because you can bet they're not listening. Gang-chorus vocals, fist-pumping screw-the-system lyrics, and breakneck rhythms and riffs are the order of the day on all of the band's many records, and, thankfully, things don't change a bit with 2006's UNDER ATTACK. Given the plethora of emo and pop-punk bands cluttering the airwaves in the early aughts, it's easy to forget that punk was once confrontational and frightening. Thankfully, we have the Casualties to remind us of the salad days.|

The Casualties waste very little time with their hardcore punk ethic as displayed on the rowdy, rampant and frantic Under Attack that brings to mind Rancid and any other punk outfit worth their weight in gold. Lead singer Jorge shouts the lyrics; the chorus and rhythm section are airtight. They also keep the momentum flowing during the brilliant, brash and ballsy "In It for Life" and "Fallen Heroes." And "Without Warning" continues this sonic assault with drummer Meggers working double- if not triple-time. This song takes a brief turn into a leaner, meaner punk sound near the homestretch. It's basically old-school, take-no-prisoners punk during the catchy, infectious and fist-pumping "System Failed Us Again" and the equally pleasing "Social Outcast," which sounds like Social Distortion on high-speed dubbing. When the band slows things down to a galloping gait, as they do with "VIP," they nail the tune perfectly with a beer spilling, singalong chorus. The first departure from this blueprint is the longer "Down and Out," with its militaristic, rat-a-tat-tat backbeat. Under Attack winds up a mixed result as the screams resemble a death metal singer fronting a punk band. ~ Jason MacNeil

表題＝シモ攻撃（ウソ）で全国のOi!Oi!鋲ジャン・パンクスをギンギンにさせる、ストリート・パンク界の総番長による渾身の6作目!　前作『On The Front Line』で確立された、80'sUK調の暗メロ直球ハードコア＋シンガロングな〈カジュ節〉が強力に進化し、もはや鬼気迫る気迫の塊りの如きダイ・ハードな快心作となっている!　ラストには珍しくインスト曲も披露。9月末の再来日に備えて、全曲歌えッ!
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