The Casualties - Resistance
Season Of Mist, 2012
9/10
New York’s The
Casualties may not be the most original punk band, but in a world where punk
became pop-punk and hardcore evolved into metalcore, their no-frills homage to
classic-style punk is refreshing. Resistance
contains everything you’d expect – short, fast songs (16 songs in 36 minutes),
plenty of shout-a-longs, and lyrical themes of fighting the man and societal
injustice. The song titles tell it all – “Constant Struggle”, “Brick Wall
Justice”, “Morality Police”, and “Behind Barbed Wire”. This ain’t rocket
science, but The Casualties deliver the goods. The songs also benefit from a
rock-solid production that brings their brand of scrappy punk out of the
basement. An unusual switch to the Season Of Mist label might have indicated a
stylistic change, but longtime fans (this is the band’s ninth album) have
nothing to fear. The closest this veers into metal territory are the speed
metal-type riffs of opening track “My Blood. My Life. Always Forward.” and
“Life On The Line”. The Casualties stick to what they do best, and don’t waste
anyone’s time by trying sound like something they’re not. This is easily one of
the best punk albums I’ve heard in some time, and Resistance gives me hope that true punk can muster new life.
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