Strike Anywhere - Iron Front

Title: Iron Front
Artist: Strike Anywhere
Genre: Punk/Rock/Hardcore
Release Date: 6th September 2009
Label: Bridge Nine Records



Album Review

When you get thrown an act with a name like STRIKE ANYWHERE what should you expect to come pouring out of their musical fingertips? Well, something sounding exactly like RISE AGAINST, STRUNG OUT, NO TRIGGER, and SMOKE OR FIRE that’s what. It’s been 3 years since ‘Dead FM’ and now it’s the time for a recap on what we’ve been missing.

First off you get thrown with 13-tracks, each of which flash right on through from start to finish. ‘Iron Front’ comes out shrieking with unashamed styles just like all the other STRIKE ANYWHERE albums written. The band themselves aren't shy in letting their listeners know that there’s still something wrong in their eyes, whether it'd be the government or the world. It’s not even so much the lyrical portion that lets you know instantly how pissed off these guys can actually get. ‘Iron Front’ protests the dissatisfaction, of these current affairs at hand, and the listener can tell right away when listening in on ‘Failed State’, ‘Hand of Glory’ right down to ‘Omega Footprint’.

‘Iron Front’ maintains that progress and energetic tone of craftsmanship that STRIKE ANYWHERE has done beforehand, seeing that this punk melodic setting is the hardcore outbursts that are in the present time nevertheless, carrying out the most potent vigour display of music to date.


Tracklist

01. Invisible Colony
02. I'm Your Opposite Number
03. South Central Beach Party
04. Failed State
05. Hand of Glory
06. The Crossing
07. Spectacular
08. Blackbirds Roar
09. Omega Footprint
10. Summerpunks
11. First Will and Testament
12. Western Scale
13. Postcards from Home


Line-up

Thomas Barnett - Vocals
Matt Smith - Guitar, Vocals