ENDPROGRAM - Balatus CD
Goddamn I wish this CD was longer. This is punk at its best: raw in sound and righteously indignant. I'm reminded a lot of the stuff coming out of the East Coast a little over ten years ago. With that said, I wouldn't call ENDPROGRAM deriva- tive, as their influences have been fully digested and are apparent only as nuance. I hear everything from HIS HERO IS GONE to RAMBO here, which puts them in fine company. The CD itself comes in a contrasty black-and-white cardboard sleeve and a lyric sheet. Bad ass, bleak, it's nice to know what folks are singing about. This disc features five songs that deal with social justice themes like militarism, greed, and racism. Be sure to check out the fourth track, Soldier, a slowed down rager that is, thankfully, the lon- gest song on the disc. It's short and sweet punk rock.
(Matt Indignant)
http://www.profaneexistence.org/
End Program // theendprogram.bandcamp.com