If you ask us there really are not enough split releases around these days, not enough bands/labels really exploiting their potential in spreading the word and sounds of emerging and established but maybe still to be discovered bands. Rebel Sound Music has stepped up to the plate though with the outstanding link up of Dutch Oi! punks Discharger and US punk ‘n’ rollers The Uprisers. Consisting of four diverse contagions, the 7” single is an irresistible riot of uncompromising rock ‘n’ roll, one gleefully leaving an exhausted and impossibly contented glow over ears and passions.
Hailing from Amersfoort, Discharger has never been slow in unleashing anthemic and compelling encounters to ignite punk appetites starting with debut album Born Immortal in 2004. Our Hate Is Justified two years later and the following The Sword of Our Ancestors in 2008 reinforced the band as a truly provocative proposition whilst the 2012 album Desecrated Ground recruited another wealth of engaged attention and fans, with the band re-embracing their Oi! background they started with than the more metal rooted influences which marked its predecessor. The quartet with their new songs stay rooted firmly in their punk roots on the single though that is not to say that the band has neglected any of its adventurous intent in sound.
Everytime We Drink opens on a relaxed chord and melodic coaxing before lifting its sinews and knees to burst into a muscular stomp, enthralling grooves lacing the aggressive urgency of the band. Seemingly already a firm favourite with fans and newcomers to the band since its appearance on YouTube a few weeks back, the track roars and recruits with open anthemic revelry around a thumping rhythmic punctuation. A fiery rampage with more contagion in its walls than many bands breed in a whole album, the track ignites an instant greed in ears and appetite for the following No Place For Our Kind. Opening on an acoustic invitation, the song erupts into a rampant confrontation with infectiousness again dripping from every note and digging hook. The great gruff vocals and almost brawling stride of the song has a thick texture which is part metallic and part rockabilly, the combination reminding of Danish motorbillys, The Grumpynators at times. It is a thoroughly incendiary and riveting anthem, quite irresistible and quite brilliant.
Discharger gives a high benchmark for New Hampshire’s The Uprisers to match, but it is no challenge as they rival their companions in 
sound and contagion. Emerging from the ashes of The Radicts, the band sees the reunion of Todd Radict and Rodger Shosa of The Bruisers, the pair having played together in punk band Five Balls of Power in the eighties. The band opens up their contribution to the release with a reworking of an old song of The Radicts. Led by the captivating vocals of Britney Noyes which have more than an essence of Poly Styrene meets Wendy Wu to them, Everybody’s Got A Reason takes a mere breath in time to draw a firmly attentive reaction with its opening thump of beats and classic rock flavoured guitar tempting. Keeping to a controlled stride with strikes of rhythms and guitar around catchy hooks, the song makes a tasty infectious appetiser for the band’s main course, the outstanding Ghetto Blaster. A brand new song from the band, it captures thoughts and emotions right away with its old school/modern punk bait, the track within seconds reminding of bands such as Penetration, 4 Nin Blondes, and Juliette And The Licks. Riffs and rhythms surge through the ears as devilishly as the vocals; every stride leaving a coating of anthemic toxicity which builds into a virulent seduction speared by sonic endeavour and melodically crafted hooks for the strongest bait. The song is punk rock at its purest insatiable best and takes tops honours amongst four quite magnificent beasts.
Whether the bands are intriguingly new to you or you just want punk rock in its strongest guises then the split between Discharger and The Uprisers is essential listening and owning.
The Discharger/ Uprisers split 7” is available now through Rebel Sound Music now coming in 200 Black vinyl, 200 Red vinyl, and 100 White vinyl options.
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9/10
RingMaster 16/04/2014
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