ARTIST: PINPRICK PUNISHMENT
TITLE: BLOOD BAG
FORMAT: LP
LABEL: DEAD BEAT RECORDS
CATALOGUE NUMBER: DB 122

TRACK LIST:

Words Are Monsters
Mr. Sir Man
Boots
Trauma Center
Modulation Method

Pinprick Punishment
White Gloves
Driving
New Morals
Saliva Stains

INFO:

I have yet to hear a tune from Tokyo's Pinprick Punishment don't like. Their first two 7″ are pulsating collages of choppy ear piercing noise-punk, and they build on those singles here. Pinprick Punishment are like a beautiful parasitic-mutation of early SST heavy hitters (Black Flag and Saccharine Trust) and the Sam McPheeters lineage of HC: specifically Wrangler Brutes, Men's Recovery Project and Born Against. A caustic, chaotic beast that probably shouldn't work; but really does. The lyrics are bitter, yet clever. The guitars are schizophrenic and totally unpredictable. And the bass / drum interplay seem to be mere shadowy cornerstones to the cacophonous guitar and vocal anchor that harness each track. Blood Bag is a gleefully sadistic blitzkrieg that rages through perfectly executed solos, burly downhill riffing and an overall cohesiveness that you don't find in to many bands today.