There's a certain attitude hardcore bands have to live up to to be tougher than the next guy. These rules don't seem to apply to Hank Jones on their newest release, SATURDAYS OF THUNDER. Don't get me wrong, though: it's filled with hard-hitting, balls-to-the-wall rock with unmercifully harsh vocals. Those vocals from the mouth of Mike Torti are consistent throughout this effort and bring the lyrics to life with emotion and power. Normally, non-stop screaming would bug me to the point of turning it off and never going back again, but that didn't happen with this album. The guitars produce simple but exact riffs that generate a feeling of pure adrenaline. SATURDAYS OF THUNDER comes off as an honest account of what this band is about: music minus attitudes and egos. www.undecidedrecords.com
(Review originally appeared in the October 2005 issue of Skratch Magazine)
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