With this being their third full length album for Tim Armstrong’s Hellcat label, the DROPKICK MURPHYS have finally put out an album that describes their personalities as a complete band. “Sing Loud, Sing Proud,” is an absolutely enjoyable romp through the many sounds of punk rock in the past 20 years. Covering all the bases [...]

This show marked my return to Nation after several years, partially due to the fact that finding out any information about this place, on the internet or otherwise, is damn near impossible. If anyone from the Nation staff is reading this, please, PLEASE design a website besides the one for your weekly raves. Thank you. [...]

If you are a fan of these guys, then this is a must have. If you haven’t heard them before (do you live under a rock???) then I suggest you check out their last two full lengths on Hellcat first. This basically compiles material from 6 earlier seven inch records and splits that they were [...]

This has definitely been one of the more surprising releases from Epitaph, even with their extensively diverse line-up. I’ve heard plenty about DOWNSET in the past, but to be honest, I had never really listened to them much before. This is their first full length in more than four years, and I’d say it was [...]

Kerpow! Kerblam! Kaboom! Those explosive references are in parallel to the cries emitted by my stereo speakers after dealing with this gorilla of a hardcore album. DOWNPOUR is a five piece band based in Atlanta, GA that packs one viscious sound, bustling of double bass thunder, dual guitar devastation, and growly vocals that rise both [...]

This was just the kind of release I needed get my interest in straight-ahead punk rock sparked again. This is one furious, pissed off, slab of punk fuckin’ rock with three females partaking in the vocals. Wowzers!!! Brody Armstrong is they key yeller and boy can she scream with the rest of them. There are [...]

Oh those wacky California punkers and their silly innuendo. All kidding aside, this is a very peppy release from these well known pop-punksters and their humor couldn’t be stronger. As their fourth release for the FAT imprint, Honest Don’s, I feel that DIESEL BOY really come alive on this disc and that could be due [...]

Since it’s relocation, the new, larger, Ottobar (Club Otto anyone?) has been host to some pretty big shows, and I was definitely expecting this show to be one of them. I mean , come on, according to Seventeen Magazine, The Promise Ring is this fall’s “”new black!”” All joking aside, I was surprised to see [...]