I went record digging at the Princeton Record Exchange a few weeks
ago and they actually had a bunch of punk records in their new arrival
bins which seems to happen less and less these days. Anyway, as I was
digging I noticed the guy standing next to me was grabbing a lot of the
punk and hardcore records that I was passing up so being the helpful
record nerd that I am I began to pull all the punk and hardcore records
and pass them on to him announcing the band name as I went, and when I
announced Ensign the guy laughed and said " yeah I'm in Ensign" haha
it's a small world.
Anyway, we got to talking and
quickly traded contact info and when I got home I had Dan's other bands
Altered Boys and Torchbearer mp3 files waiting for me in my inbox.
What
you get from the Altered Boys is excellent infectious hardcore punk
from New Jersey featuring at least one member of hardcore veterans
Ensign. Everything you would want from a hardcore punk band is
here...excellent vocals , quick tight drumming, nice breakdowns and
memorable choruses. Great stuff for fans of Wasted Time, Negative
Approach, SSD etc...The more I listen to this demo the more it creeps
into my head... I'm glad fate brought us together...Dave G.
Altered Boys Facebook
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P.S. Torchbearer review is upcoming.
Ensign was one of a handful of bands that kept me interested in Hardcore in the 90's. Excellent music and good people. I can't wait to check this out.
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