Hyper-energetic fastcore with an ear towards '90s melodic punk - it's a combination that almost doesn't work until it is basically perfect. Seventeen songs in less than twenty minutes, and the intro to "A Test For Unity" sounds like PEARL JAM until the guitar break drops and it's like 13 Songs all over again and my head is spinning. That's what we're dealing with here - so think about the first time you heard RAZOR'S EDGE and other (similar) fast hardcore acts who had as many hooks as riffs and felt like dogpile sing-along choruses were as important as the songs themselves. Check "Song For Fun 2" (noteworthy: there are three versions of the title track) into "Undiluted" into "Social Fact" for a complete picture of what these folks are (were?) capable of. I wasn't expecting TRIPLE X when I popped the shit in the deck, but the more time I spend with the shit, the more I am fukkn sold on the shit. If Mr. Gatewood still reads this blog, Mr. Gatewood is gonna love this shit.
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