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MojoAug 26, 2011The reference points suggest Cerebral Ballzy care little for innovation, but they've nevertheless created the best US punk debut for some time. [Sept. 2011, p. 98]
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Aug 24, 2011It's the perfect companion piece to last year's masterful OFF! Blast, The First Four EPs. Hardcore lives!
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Kerrang!Aug 9, 2011They trash out a slew of throwaway instant classics and refresh a well-worn format for no better motive than the fact that they can. [30 Jul 2011, p.51]
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Alternative PressJul 27, 2011By sticking to a strict formula of short, frenzied blasts of razor-wire guitars and mosh-inciting rhythms, Cerebral Ballzy have gobbed out an absolutely fluff-free album. [Aug 2011, p.112]
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Aug 1, 2011They're most fun when they're really letting loose, though, which is pretty much always.
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Jul 29, 2011Cerebral Ballzy is an album too desperate for your immediate attention to have any concerns beyond the last bar of 'Anthem'.
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Jul 27, 2011Produced by The Bronx's Joby J Ford--who has also worked with Californian hardcore punks Trash Talk, whose MO is much the same as Cerebral Ballzy's--this eponymous set does a good job of transporting the band's ferocious live show into one's living room.
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Jul 27, 2011He sounds like a chaos orchestrator--the sound of his voice alone can get people moving in the wrong direction--and he's the best part of this adrenalized fecklessness.