SQUAD 21

SQUAD 21 is the new brainchild of Gus Chambers, a veteran of the underground punk scene and the driving force behind the international collaboration GRIP INC. With "Skullduggery," you won't need to hack your way through acid-metal thickets, post-industrial swamps, or the impassable cliffs of avant-garde — the esteemed audience is presented with brutal punk mayhem of heightened ferocity. From the very first chords of "Antisocial," primitive nihilism bursts from the speakers and begins smashing everything in sight with treacherous fury. Flies caught within the radius of the "skullduggery" go into tailspins mid-flight; cockroaches glue themselves to the table with their full set of scrawny legs. Having shaken an iron fist at global imperialism, the "21st brigade" then regresses into childhood — "Rubber Suzie" and "21 Guns" are suspiciously reminiscent of MTV-flavored "school" rock 'n' roll. Then comes a jet-powered assault on "The Flasher," the confident stride of "Scapegoat," "Kicks," and... "Oweeeyiiiaaoooooouuuu!!!" — a hidden track bombards the listener's poor brain with utterly wild, unbridled mockery. Having thundered and buzzed its way through, this 30-minute masterpiece of social-musical antagonism heads for the shelf — to gather dust until hostile breakdancers invade the courtyard. That's when you set the stereo on the windowsill, crank the volume to 70, and... let it rip! In a domestic setting, though, it's not the tastiest offering...