The vocals possess the same kind of snotty, obnoxious yelp as the late, great Charles Bronson (the band, that is, not their gun toting, moustachioed namesake), and lyrically, the demo touches on drunken Brits abroad, Ray Winstone’s floating head, the seedy underbelly of the Lake District, and, of course, huffin’ paint – and all of this whilst being bombarded by numerous blink-and-you’ll-miss-‘em blasts of spazzy hardcore fury! The demo has a fair amount of variation during its short running time however, with the fist pumping, early 80’s hardcore style intro to ‘LADS!!!!!’ and the slightly slower, more melodic crunch of ‘Vice Punx’ providing a brief bit of respite before launching back into the speed laden chaos. As is normally the case with Nottingham’s ever reliable Stuck On A Name Studios, this is spot on sound-wise, with every instrument clearly audible and the suitably abrasive guitar tone helping to heighten the feeling of being slapped about the face whilst hurling up your dinner into the nearest paint bucket.
At a lean 5 minutes, the demo does its job in acquainting you with the band but still leaves you wanting more by the time closer ‘The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year’ (an ode to getting rat-arsed at Christmas) comes to a fittingly abrupt end. On the basis of this demo, this seems like a promising band indeed, and this is well worth checking out for any fastcore fanatics out there. Just make sure you have your paint cans within arm’s reach…
