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VICES "New Breed"
12"LP - $8.75
STREET DATE: 1/27/15
From the humid heartland of Jacksonville, Florida hale VICES - a quartet of long-hairs (save for vocalist Dan Strickland) playing the "hardcore blues". Making a mash liquor comprised of languid swamp vibes, bluesy guitar solos, and drunken mid-tempo waltzes, Vices bottle their potent moonshine and package it as the best goddamn hardcore blues you ever done heard.
Best described by The A.V. Club, who called Vices debut LP "what Fucked Up might sound like if the band had been born and bred in the Deep South instead of chilly Canada", the foursome breathe new life into the broad hardcore genre. An avid touring band, Vices have released a record that truly lives up to it's name. They'll be coming soon to a town near you, bringing along with them a New Breed of hardcore.
TRACK LISTING:
01. The Sabbath
02. New Breed
03. That's Life
04. (Instrumental)
05. Slum Wolves
06. Devil's Advocate
07. No One Rules
08. Wasteland
09. 131
10. Swan Song
FOR FANS OF:
Pantera, Paint it Black, Burning Love, Fucked Up
MARKETING POINTS:
- Produced by Arthur Rizk (Cold World, Power Trip)
- 150 opaque purple, 350 standard black vinyl
- Vices' "New Breed" has received critical acclaim:
A fusion of hardcore punk and swampy blues rock... New Breed is like a shot of good whiskey followed immediately by a punch in the face. The groovy riffs are warm, thick, and rich, but the vocals get up in your face looking for a fight."
–MetalInjection
"What Fucked Up might sound like if the band had been born and bred in the Deep South instead of chilly Canada... a blinding mix of anthemic punk rage and mosquito-stung Southern rock swagger."
–The A.V. Club
"The kind of hardcore that fans of Paint It Black or Burning Love should be familiar with... but it eventually turns into a swamp rock soloing machine."
–BrooklynVegan
"Hardcore with a blues rock edge... will make you want to go smash some liquor bottles down by the creek."
–Decibel
"A masterful pairing of hardcore and Southern-fried debauchery."
–American Aftermath
"Their breakdowns owe more to Black Sabbath than Biohazard... Call it punk n' roll if you like."
–Verbicide