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This self titled debut album by Rule 303 is the first by an Aussie band to appear on punk4life's reviews. This is the first thing i've heard from this band from Sydney who are playing Wasted Morecambe this year. After hearing this album i'll certainly be watching them there.
It's good to see a punk band from down under who really have the capacity to make a name for themselves on the British punk scene. They are an old school punk band with bags of aggression.
There are 12 tracks on the album which is a great effort for a debut album. I thought the best tracks off the album were 'Get Off Your Arse' 'Charged', and 'I Ain't The One'. The production could be better but it's well worth a listen.

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Venerea are another band who I hadn't heard of until this album. They are from a small town on the west coast of Sweden.
After listening to 'One Louder' I thought Venerea have definately been more influenced by the US punk scene than the the UK scene. They sound more in tune with what we are used to hearing from US bands like Green Day and Good Charlotte.
Having said that I thought the album was pretty good. There are 14 tracks on the album and I thought the best tracks were 'Calling Card', 'Implosive', 'Rearview' and I thought the best track was 'Guantanamo'. I think they could do well in the states more so than the UK.


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This DIY album is by two guys from Aberdeen who call themselves Terminal X. How they play gigs is beyond me as they share vocals, guitar, bass, drums and keyboards between them on the album. 'Unwind With The X' might not be the best DIY album i've heard, but i've heard a lot worse.
Some of the tracks on the album aren't what I call punk and 'Grumpy Old Git' 'Rude Boy' and 'I used To Be Mad' where the keyboards are more apparent are the worst tracks on the album. Punk should be simple and I think they have over elaborated on some tracks. Drop the keyboards and stay simple. The remaining 9 other tracks on the album aren't too bad and I did like 'Get The Kids To Do It' and 'Hackers And Minkers'.

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Weekend Warriors are from Pittsburgh and this self titled album is their debut release. They are another band who will be putting their talent on show at wasted Morecambe this year.
They aren't like the rest of the US bands who are trying to make it on the punk scene as most of those bands sound very similar. Weekend Warriors have their own sound, a sound that at times sounds very British. The album is very good and the best tracks of the 12 on offer in my opinion were 'The Ol 1-2', 'Not Superficial' and 'Bulldog Pride'. I think they will go down well at Wasted Morecambe and get some British fans interested in their music.



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