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Look up “barnstorming” in the dictionary. You’ll find this.

Without a doubt, Boxed In ranks up there with Narcosis, Dead Inside, No. 4 and Shank as one of the most interesting bands when it comes to modern UK hardcore. If you don’t know then Boxed In are basically Sawn Off but with Nick from Ebola and Shot To Fuck singing. This 8-track single is pretty raging. Mixing up fast thrash and d-beat madness Boxed In come across like a more focused Sawn Off, kind of like Deathreat too as well I suppose. I have to say I preferred this a lot more than the Sawn Off split with Unkind. It sounds British in the same way that Discharge and Health Hazard did. This has some panic-fuelled guitars that are tossing out tunes that are harsh as fuck whilst still retaining hum ability, without resorting to cheap shot major-chord breakdown tactics. How do (good) bands do that? Its fucking clever. Also, this arguably simplistic style of music doesnt really demand a lengthy attention span, but this works totally throughout. Gotta say I prefer the faster tracks but that’s because I’m a speed demon. This is the sort of record you wanna put on (considering you’ve already put Slayer on) before you go out on the town!

Track list:
1. World Stops Turning
2. Long Gone Dead
3. T.W.A.T.
4. Food Chain
5. Aquatic Age
6. Shit Sandwich
7. Real Friends Understand
8. When The Innocent Die