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    HM Magazine #86/Thee Pirates
    Thee Pirates — Nasty Brutish and Short cover

    Thee Pirates

    Nasty Brutish and Short

    (2000)

    Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt

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    Label Declaration RecordsHM Magazine #86November/December 2000
    hardcore punkpunk

    These guys were a hit at this year's Tom Festival. They've got energy, flying distorted guitars, and classic old school punk vocals. Their title, Nasty, Brutish, And Short, does a good job of describing their sound. How 'bout "The Clash in high school?"

    Other coverage for this album

    Bandoppler 2000Reviewed by Earl CampbellThee Pirates either paid attention in school or skipped a lot of classes. Either way, they learned something in Saskatoon, Canada that made them decide to do punk rock in spite of its untimely and grizzly death. And you know what – they do punk rock. Like, punk rock, not punk rawk. Know what I mean? "Hey America" starts the 17-song album off with a building, up-tempo rambunctious old metal riff…

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