Articles by Shawn Merrill

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  Deviates

  Time is the Distance

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2001

  Time is the Distance is the sophomore effort for this South Bay punk band. That said, it's quite astonishing that the songwriting and music...

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  Guttermouth

  Covered with Ants

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2001

  These snotty punk rockers have been arrested, shot at, threatened, burned, and have even been banned from Canada. Covered with Ants is thei...

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  Leatherface

  The Last

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2001

  To officially mark the return of Leatherface, BYO Records has decided to reissue the band's 1993 aptly titled effort The Last, which came b...

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  Rise Against

  The Unraveling

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2001

  Rise Against are the hardcore salvation we've all been waiting for and The Unraveling is the soundtrack to its revitalisation! One listen a...

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  Jeff Dahl

  Pancake 31

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  The day Jeff Dahl keels over to eat dirt in his final resting place will be the day that he finally attains his legendary rock'n'roll statu...

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  Midget Handjob

  Midnight Snack Break at the Poodle Factory

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  Since punk rock is far too energetic for Keith Morris to be performing these days in his near geriatric state (after the last Circle Jerks...

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  Pennywise

  Live@The Key Club

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  Naturally, it was only a matter of time before Pennywise, Hermosa Beach's purveyors of melodic punk, released a live greatest hits package....

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  Swingin' Utters

  Swingin'Utters

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  Following last year's Brazen Head EP and split CD with Youth Brigade, the boys in the Swingin' Utters are back with a new full-length effor...