The Fighting Jacks present their debut disc on Tooth and Nail Records, and third disc as a band, aptly named, The Dying Art of Life. The new record is a positive lyrical blitzkrieg, musically combining influential bands like Denison Marrs, Foo Fighters, and Sunny Day Real Estate to make it mainstream nu-hardcore heavy with an emo appeal. Think of a lot of Denison Marrs, a punch to the gut from the Foo Fighters, and then Sunny Day Real Estate steps in to break up the fight.
Seeing The Fighting Jacks play in front of a fairly good crowd at Cornerstone 2003 demonstrated an intense nu-punk backboned live attack. One that would be a bit more intense and raw than their CD.
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The Phantom Tollbooth 2003Reviewed by Ryan LittleThe Lindstrom brothers (Corey and Casey) along with Mike Wright and Jon Sontag make up the punk-rock foursome the Fighting Jacks. By far the hardest-hitting band to come out of the South Bay since P.O.D., they signed with Tooth and Nail after about three years on the indie scene. Their head-nodding drums all too typical of punk-rock, too-good-to-be-true guitars, and catchy vocal melody, are sure…Similar sounding releases
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