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Post by firewalker on Mar 31, 2009 13:47:15 GMT -5
THE BLACKOUT BRIGADE Death & Dishonesty debut full-length CD is out now and available at www.insurgence.net--------------------------------------------------------------------------- This month ushers in the release Death and Dishonesty, the furious breakout full-length from The Blackout Brigade. Hailing from the cold isolation of the Canadian Prairies, these boys have been fine-tuning their sonic aggression and crushing hometown audiences ever since striking their first chords nearly a year and a half ago. The Blackout Brigade sound merges the styles of members' previous projects: the anthemic '77-punk rock ruckus of The Crackdown, along with the The Knockarounds brand of brickwall Oi! rounded off in a healthy dose of rock n' roll and hardcore influence for good measure. Look for the Brigade coming your way soon as they build for an east coast tour later in the year. |
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Post by IRmod on Apr 20, 2009 7:09:56 GMT -5
Nice review of the new BlackOut Brigade CD from Maximumrocknroll...
The Blackout Brigade
Death And Dishonesty
Right on! Another solid release from Canada's premier street punk rock 'n' roll label out of Toronto! Insurgence has been consistently putting out top-notch material from some of the world's finest and best known left-leaning bands including ANGELIC UPSTARTS and THE OPPRESSED and THE BLACKOUT BRIGADE fits right in quite nicely for being relative newcomers. The music is tight and melodic with lots of chugga-chugga guitars layered with catchy leads and there are loads of big chanting/sing-along chourses. Highly recommended for any fan of really agressive and melodic streetpunk (ML
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Post by firewalker on May 27, 2009 11:20:03 GMT -5
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Post by firewalker on Jul 15, 2009 15:22:20 GMT -5
review from STREETVOICE NEWS
THE BLACKOUT BRIGADE
Death And Dishonesty:
If you like hard edged Punk Rock in the vein of Bonecrusher and Discipline then you're going to love the Blackout Brigade. From the opening song 'Open Scars' this is full on Punk music right through to the closing song 'Dead Or Alive'. The tidy guitar work and bass lines really make this album what it is and you wont be disappointed with this album at all. For me tracks such as 'Death And Dishonesty', 'Firing Squad', 'On Our Own' and 'Fight For Your Life' really did it for me. When so many Punk bands these days sounding so lame it's hard to want to check out a new band on the scene but the Blackout Brigade are worthy of a listen. They're one of the few Punk bands with so much urgency in their sound and I'm glad they're flying the Punk flame. Top band. 9/10 Street Voice News - June 2009
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Post by firewalker on Jul 15, 2009 15:26:52 GMT -5
review from RAZORCAKE
THE BLACKOUT BRIGADE:
Death and Dishonesty: CD
Ah, it’s the old “trick the reviewer by the look of your CD trick.” The dark cityscape and calligraphy style band title had me thinking I was about to venture into the territory of grouchy, growly metalihardcore. I couldn’t have been more wrong or more pleasantly surprised. The first song sounds as if you had Social Distortion getting wasted in the alley behind the club with Agnostic Front. Weird. After that early rough spot, it smoothed into good, if not standard, snotty punk that wouldn’t sound out of place on TKO Records. Soaring guitars + Piss + Vinegar = A good record to tip a few beers to. –Ty Stranglehold/Razorcake (Insurgence)
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Post by firewalker on Aug 4, 2009 11:16:51 GMT -5
From Profane Existence: BLACKOUT BRIGADE – Death and Dishonesty CD This one’s for the non-dodgy skinheads out there. From the urban wasteland of Winnipeg comes this crew of rough-and-tumble hooligans. On this CD, they give us some well-played meat and potatoes oi-influenced streetpunk/hardcore a’la BONECRUSHER with slightly melodic moments which remind me of the BOUNCING SOULS. The BRIGADE features two vocalists which mixes things up nicely between the more aggro sound and the melodic sound. These folks would fit very nicely on a bill with KNUCKLEHEAD, the PROWLERS, and mid-90s AGNOSTIC FRONT. More quality you’ve come to expect from Insurgence Records! (Inbred) Insurgence Records: 2 Bloor St W, Suite 100-184; Toronto ON; M4W 3E2 CANADA; www.insurgence.net |
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