Hanover Saints is the new breed of punk rock—the breed you hear supporting a cast of professional skaters in a video game. If the soundtrack to the video game that inspired a thousand kids to skateboard (read: hurt themselves) is the most coveted spot in underground music, Hanover Saints' newest effort is worthy of a spot. The band—which has yet to be on any such soundtrack—definitely should be. At first listen, Blood, Guts and Glory may be every other anthem-filled, punk-dancing, fist-raised record, but listen to it enough—even as background music to your everyday life or while you're playing a video game—and you'll find yourself singing the hooks and before you know it, you're at their next show in town.
Editors' ratings — Doug 3/5, David 3/5
