This is a weird choice for me. I don't usually like punk or hardcore punk or horror punk or whatever you'd like to call it; that's why this record it's so weird that I really like this record. What's worse, I don't really like anything else AFI has put out.
Anyway, aside from all the punk hate, I've got to say something positive about this record. It's fast, it's got that punk drum beat (bass-snare-bass-snare-bass-snare-bassbass-snare, repeat ad infinitum), and it's got Davey Havoc's funky scream-y, yell-y, nasally vocals. For some reason it strikes a chord with me, especially the closer, which is just awesome. Maybe it's Havoc's inflection or the way his words trail off at the end of every line. Maybe it's the overabundant power chords. Maybe it's the fact that this record was before they made decemberunderground. I don't know. But what I do know is that I dig this record, punk or not. The whole record is strong throughout, all the way up until the end where it slows down and shows you the creepier side of an already creepy band. Then the hidden track hits and you remember why you put this record in. Fast, loud, distorted as fuck music for doing whatever the hell you please to.
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