Verdict - The Rat Race [VINYL]
Verdict - The Rat Race [VINYL]
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There are bands that you feel you have known forever -- recent ones, new ones even -- because you are already so familiar with what you know they are going to offer, familiar with the anticipation and the need, with the pleasure you expect them to, quite rightfully, provide the masses (by which I mean people who have once considered calling their first-born Kang). VERDICT is such a band. It has members of MEANWHILE, NO SECURITY, WARCOLLAPSE, 3-WAY CUM, TOTALITAR, and too many other bands, and even though I have never actually met any of them, I still have had more interactions with them through (over)playing and rocking to their records than I have had with some members of my family, which, to be honest, is definitely for the best. VERDICT is a rather new (but experienced in the things of the D) kang hardcore band, and they know exactly what they are doing and how to do it. Had they produced something different, that would have completely taken me aback -- something horrendous like ska-punk would have made so little sense that I would have had to quit punk altogether. Alright, what about The Rat Race, then. This is the follow-up to last year's Time to Resign, and this one has even more punch, fury, and pummeling power than its predecessor. Unoriginal, in a good way, and thoroughly checking all the correct boxes: the drumming is pure and relentless, the riffs' efficiency is religiously executed in a "Scandicore 101" way, the vocals are angry, direct, and raspy. Think a joyous orgy between NO SECURITY, UNCURBED, and TOTALITAR.
This is the kind of record that makes the world a better place to rock. Thank you Phobia Records. Kang up your life.
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Description
There are bands that you feel you have known forever -- recent ones, new ones even -- because you are already so familiar with what you know they are going to offer, familiar with the anticipation and the need, with the pleasure you expect them to, quite rightfully, provide the masses (by which I mean people who have once considered calling their first-born Kang). VERDICT is such a band. It has members of MEANWHILE, NO SECURITY, WARCOLLAPSE, 3-WAY CUM, TOTALITAR, and too many other bands, and even though I have never actually met any of them, I still have had more interactions with them through (over)playing and rocking to their records than I have had with some members of my family, which, to be honest, is definitely for the best. VERDICT is a rather new (but experienced in the things of the D) kang hardcore band, and they know exactly what they are doing and how to do it. Had they produced something different, that would have completely taken me aback -- something horrendous like ska-punk would have made so little sense that I would have had to quit punk altogether. Alright, what about The Rat Race, then. This is the follow-up to last year's Time to Resign, and this one has even more punch, fury, and pummeling power than its predecessor. Unoriginal, in a good way, and thoroughly checking all the correct boxes: the drumming is pure and relentless, the riffs' efficiency is religiously executed in a "Scandicore 101" way, the vocals are angry, direct, and raspy. Think a joyous orgy between NO SECURITY, UNCURBED, and TOTALITAR.
This is the kind of record that makes the world a better place to rock. Thank you Phobia Records. Kang up your life.
Track Listing
Outcast
Demons
R.A.G.E.
N.M.A.
Shove It Up
Snakes
Frauds
Another Day In Paradise
Vulture's Feast
A New Cold War
Fucked Up
Working Class Zero
The Rat Race
Details
- Genre: Hard Rock & Metal
- Product Type: Vinyl
- Barcode: 8200120252804
- Release Date: May 16, 2025
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