Articles by Shawn Merrill

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  Various

  Punk-O-Rama 7

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  Like clockwork, every spring a Birkenstock-clad Jeff Abarta sits down to compile the next great punk soundtrack for the upcoming summer and...

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  Various

  Sample This Too!

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  BYO Records has been in the business of releasing premiere punk rock compilations since 1981 and, with this in mind, it is no wonder Sample...

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  Blood for Blood

  Outlaw Anthems

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

  The final studio recording for Boston's hardcore brutes Blood For Blood is definitely not for the timid, bubblegum punk of today, but for t...

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  Circle Jerks

  Wild in the Streets

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

  Although the intentions of this re-release are heartfelt, the manner in which they've presented this release is not as enjoyable as initial...

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  Fields of Fire

  Keep It Alive

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

  Fields of Fire are definitely keeping the '80s hardcore ghost alive, and if it weren't 2002, they'd be kicking it out on some stage with Un...

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  Manifesto Jukebox

  Remedy

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

  Marking the return of the Finnish kings of punching melodies and distorted punk is Remedy, their superb sophomore effort. Immediate thought...

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  Pitch Black

  Pitch Black

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

  Given that a plethora of kids that grew up on the Misfits, the Damned, T.S.O.L. and Christian Death, it's no wonder why horror-punk is havi...

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  Something Corporate

  Audioboxer

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

  Although Something Corporate are exactly that - being on the MCA roster - perhaps they should have thought of a band name with a little mor...