Arise
Untitled release
Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt
Cool packaging. I didn't know whether to expect industrial or punk. What we get is some powerful grooves and distortion. "Whipping Boy" is one of the toughest tunes I've heard from an unsigned band this month. The album is totally varied. It'll go from a grindcore vocal delivery to a mid-tempo straight-ahead rock ballad thing. Several documentary-type samples are used between songs. For ordering info, write: 818 S. Fuller, Independence, MO 64052.