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- Summary: This is the second full-length studio release for the new-lineup of the Cleveland proto-punk band.
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- Record Label: Fire Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Nov 16, 2015If Thomas set out to prove that Rocket from the Tombs is his idea and he can reassemble the components at will and still make it work, Black Record does just that, and suggests this project has a livelier future than most anyone would have imagined.
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Nov 6, 2015A no-frills, 10-track set that’s almost permanently cranked to the max.
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Nov 6, 2015Recorded with Thomas’s snarl up front and the band on screeching overload, they pile through new titles such as Welcome To The New Dark Ages and revisit Sonic Reducer and Final Solution, plus the Sonics’ garage classic Strychnine.
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UncutNov 6, 2015They're pleasingly bleak on their second studio set. [Dec 2015, p.78]
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MojoNov 6, 2015Only two original members remain--David Thomas, also of Pere Ubu, and bass guitarist Craig Bell--and their approach feels oddly inconsistent. [Dec 2015, p.90]
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