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Problem Violence on the Metro EP

PROBLEM is fed up with the rise of attacks and violence toward commuters and operators on the L.A. metro rail…fed up to the point of posing with sneers and clenched fists in front of a stationary rail car on the front of this tiresome EP. Three songs of botched street punk emulation that aren’t worth drawing comparison. To say this record sounds contrived would be subtle, and with the band blasting off with such choice lyrics (“Nobody is safe on the train / You can get robbed or you can get slain”) and song titles like “Fuck the Human Race,” I cant help but to think they may feel the same way.

Problem Anti-You cassette

Oh yeah, they had me from the warped taunt of the opening chords. L.A.’s PROBLEM is the truth. On this tape, you get seven stripped-down hardcore slammers delivered with a with a thuggish Oi! mentality. They’ve got a cool blend going here, taking the anthemic simplicity of old-school street punk, pumping it up with the power of O.G. USHC, and slathering it all in a classic “fuck you” attitude (as spelled out quite clearly in the title track’s closing sermon). It’s a brilliant job that several different punk subspecies will find tasty.