Rock and roll rooted in the Western feel and melancholy. Mexican guitar tradition tangling Spanish classicism through native cultures and death’s head imagery.
Metallic-produced punk, often gritty and rough-voiced, yet sometimes frantic and catchy, like Strung Out. Their mid-’90s punkpop is what attracts me the most.
Strong songs with catchy choruses and hard-strummed guitar over driving beats. Rock, ya know? Ligion is poppy and catchy, no denying it and no need to.
The Truth was a pretty kick-ass record, despite the eyeliner and whining. Declaration wants to show you its balls. While polished, they’re pretty big balls.
Yeah, sure, they smoke. So do a lot of bands in the Thrash Revival. How do you differentiate the wheat from the chaff? I don’t, you do. Go check them out.