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"Their sound is a brutal a fusion of crust core, hardcore and mutant ska/reggae fused with a lightning paced delivery and suitably manic vocal technique, an awesome wall of sound punctuated by sudden tempo changes and driven by an incredibly vigorous rhythm section. Their own take on ska and reggae sees MSS adding their hyper energetic approach to the medium, supplementing it with a harder core and dirtier edge. There’s a strongly political angle running through the album although it rarely, if ever, gets preachy or holier than thou. A forceful and convincing collection of cutting edge DIY punk." (Sean McGhee) PUNK & OI IN THE UK "12 tracks of ram-charging, two-fingers-in-the-air speed-by-so-fast PUNK from Boston! Tough, abrupt no-nonsense hardcore with barking vocals, proficient non-stop-on-a-dime delivery, and awesome political lyrics" (KS) MAXIMUM ROCK N ROLL # 279 "I can’t do this justice, cause it’s all done tight as fuck too. One of the best things I’ve reviewed this year!" (Steve) RIPPING THRASH 2009 "Starting as straight forward crust, this CD bounces back & forth with reggae/ska bits that create a unique combo. It's almost like a hostile ska-punk hybrid, with even the slow parts still sounding raw like a fresh picked scab!" (Dave) SLUG & LETTUCE # 88 "14 tracks of Crusty Hardcore Ska Punk Fucking Rock that screams nihilism and no fucking future loud and fucking proud! Bill from TOXIC NARCOTIC handles the vocals and gives us his primal scream therapy style of abrasive and extremely strong and brutal throat styling that I love so much! This is good fucking stuff that you don't wanna miss out on!" (Ken Ciderpunk) PROFANE EXISTENCE NOV 2009 "Say what? Doom-laden reggae? Ska with crust overtones? From a purely visual standpoint, it was pretty easy to write this band off, or at least assume I knew exactly what I was getting. You know: brutal name in scary font. Dead bird on cover. Skull on back cover. LP version on Profane Existence, etcetera. This is me generalizing, right? The jaded reviewer who’s heard it all. Then I put the CD in the player and for a few minutes I’m hearing pretty much what I expected. Then the third song, “World War 3 Is Coming” hits my ears and they’re playing reggae. Yes its filtered through back patches and a big love for Amebix. Yes the guys still belting his guts out. Yes their pedals are still in the red. But I’ll be goddamned if they’re not playing a weird reggae/ska/crust amalgamation on at least half of this record. And I’m not talking Citizen Fish “clean guitars with horns” either – this stuff’s ugly. It’s dark, dense, and simultaneously manages to be toe-tapping and mired neck-deep in gloom. Lyrics are despondent and generally pretty fucking hopeless. So if you want to measure a bands success by radio play and online downloads this wont do much for you. But if you want to measure success by the fact that they’ve consistently engaged the listener and kept shit really interesting throughout fourteen songs, the Mouth Sewn Shut is coming out on top!" (Kieth Rosson) RAZORCAKE # 41 |
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