Epitaph Records – Page 14 – Lollipop Magazine

The Business – No Mercy for You – Review

February 22, 2002

Loud, proud and more Oi than ever. One of the forerunners of early English street punk, The Business have been tooling around for over twenty years.

59 Times The Pain – Calling the Public – Review

February 22, 2002

Gone are the tough guy ideals that spawned the band’s moniker, replaced by ’60s backbeat, The Clash’s chiming guitars, and accessible singing.

Punk-O-Rama – Vol. 6 – Review

February 22, 2002

Epitaph keeps the bands they’ve got (minus one) and picks up wave after wave of the best young hopefuls, most of whom deserve it.

Deviates – Time is the Distance – Review

February 22, 2002

Deviates’ Epitaph debut (after one on Theologian) is tuneful, well-produced, and has all the whoa-whoas you could ask for.

Agnostic Front – Dead Yuppies – Review

February 8, 2002

The music hasn’t really changed that much: Fast, pissed off hardcore by tough guys who aren’t interested in trying anything fancy.

All – Live + One – Review

February 8, 2002

22 songs in 50 minutes on this first CD just doesn’t cover it… The “Plus One” is a second CD of the Descendents live.

Guttermouth – Covered with Ants – Review

February 8, 2002

Truth is, I’ve run outta new ways to describe Guttermouth’s fast’n’snotty punk antics, but that’s OK, cuz they’re basically repeating themselves by now anyway.

Voice of a Generation – Obligations to the Odd – Review

June 4, 2001

They’re Swedish, a cross of Oi! and gonzo rock, so you get gruff Business vocals over charging Johnny Thunders riffs with occasional Rancid spicing thrown in.

Raised Fist – Ignoring the Guidelines – Review

June 3, 2001

Raised Fist takes the pummeling to a level higher by using producer Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Machine Head) to get their huge sound.

Death By Stereo – Day of the Death – Review

June 1, 2001

Even I gave up on the dream of a fierce punk band with chops long ago. Day of the Death is full of rousing anthems that never stop making sarcastic comments.