Haymaker "Fuck America" 7"
[Deranged]
God damnit this is so fucking good. As soon as I heard about this 7" I pre-ordered it because it's limited edition and Haymaker rules, but the real kicker was that I knew they were covering Anthrax's "Caught in a Mosh" on this fucker, and for me that's an immediate must have. And indeed, this is a fucking brilliant EP of blazing hardcore from these Canadian shredders that take old school hardcore to new levels of intensity with a little bit of heaviness, but nothing that I would call "metal". It's definitely heavy, but there's no metal... it's energetic as hell, it's pissed off, it's memorable, and it just fucking rips. The songs are short and powerful with a good mix of speed and insanely awesome breakdowns, and there's no bullshit about it, they just go for the throat. I can't believe it took a hardcore band so long to cover "Caught in a Mosh", and holy shit do these guys deliver - sticking true to the original, but playing faster and with more of a hardcore/punk feel. And of course there's no fucking singing here, just the same vicious shouts and screams heard elsewhere on the EP. They nailed an awesome recording, too. I might like to hear more bass, but other than that everything sounds killer and I haven't a complaint. As for the packaging, the front cover is a one-sided xerox with some killer George W. Bush artwork. A large xeroxed insert is folded up inside that has more artwork taking shots at good ol' "Dubya" on one side, and the lyrics on the other. The lyrics are all pretty much attacking political bullshit and what have you, with an obvious emphasis on the U.S. of A.: "I don't want to die for America's bullshit, I don't want to die for fucked up policies, I don't want to die for US interest, If I'm gonna die it's gonna be for me, Yeah for me! Fuck America and their rhetoric, Fuck America and their bullshit, Fuck American stupidity, Fucking America is gonna kill me! They'll take what they want, They'll do whatever they can, Wipe the blood from their hands and in the end they'll cry victim? Like they're the fucking victim? Fuck America." I think all 500 of these might be sold out by now, but there may be a repress this summer (as well there should be). This is one of the best 7"s I've ever heard. Fuck America indeed. Now go track this down and mosh it up... (10/10)
Running time - 7:00 (approximately), Tracks: 5
[Notable tracks: all five are winners from start to finish]
Deranged Records - http://www.derangedrecords.com

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