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"Game Of Death" Kung Fu Killers |
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First thing that comes to mind listening to their new EP is they got a reckless style of playing that recalls those unheralded greats of our Punk Rock past. Driven by distasteful vocals knifing through rhythmic bitterness, these guys are the menacing persona that offsets the sunny sky schoolboy charm that many Pop/Punk crossovers have dealt over the years-these guys keep it simple, stupid and sincere. The first two tracks are a little
too similar however considering we're dealing with only four originals-"KFK
Theme's" a Greg Ginn-like bottle over the head with that shredding
guitar sound and sandpaper vox, "Wasting Time's" They plaster two vintage covers to cap off their six track, six pack jaunt through the yesterday generation of thrash-fit thrill seekers-"I Turned Into A Martian," the ol' Misfits' tune that's fine till they kick in with the indigestion-inducing backing vox; "Room 13" non-coincidentally brings back a bit of Black Flag, and if you're going to point to two or three of the early pioneers, ain't a bad selection here-this version takes it over the other. So we got five guys all under assumed identities of the Asian persuasion-collectively the Kung Fu Killers, bringing some o' that fierce demo-quality Punk Rock purity that'll leave ya sprawlin' on the sidewalk. Released by TKO Records Review by Vinnie Apicella [va85@columbia.edu] P.O. Box 20252
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