Gristle Maximum Power CD
GRISTLE is a brand new band that, to me, sounds like East Coast-style late ’80s/early ’90s hardcore. Fast, clear vocals akin to RAW DEAL, BREAKDOWN, a little SLAPSHOT, UPPERCUT, DEADGUY, PITTBULL and the like. There are five songs on this CD that leave me wanting an LP. Look, I’m in my mid-50s and I grew up on this sound, and hearing this style again is a memory flood that is transportive in all the right ways. I don’t know if this would make a top ten list, but it will certainly be something you pull out when you want to yell out and put your fist up.