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ARTIST
BLOODCLOT
TITLE
Up In Arms
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
RADIATION REISSUES
CATALOG #
RRS 148COL-LP
RRS 148COL-LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
8/27/2021
Reissue for
John Joseph
's own all-star group 2017 debut album. At its purest, there is little that can match the visceral thrill and empowering spirit of hardcore. As front-man of New York City hardcore kings
Cro-Mags
, this is something John Joseph knows very well, and with
Up In Arms
, he and his
Bloodclot
compatriots deliver a furious collection that hits hard on every level. The music reflects the roots and passions of the individual members.
Danzig
/
Murphy's Law
guitarist
Todd Youth
was the first piece of the puzzle. Having been friends with
Queens Of The Stone Age
and Danzig powerhouse drummer
Joey Castillo
for three decades, the two musicians had long admired each other's work, and their collaboration has been a long time coming. Following Castillo's suggestion of bringing in
Nick Oliveri
(Queens Of The Stone Age/
The Dwarves
) to handle bass duties, the lineup was complete. The songs that comprise
Up In Arms
manifested after the quartet plugged in and let the music speak for them. Every track on
Up In Arms
lives up to the rallying cry of the album's title -- the bursts of high energy hardcore act as the perfect accompaniment to Joseph setting his sights on injustice and the seemingly endless flaws of the contemporary world. The breakneck thrashing of "Slow Kill Genocide" is an anthem for everyone sickened by those responsible for "killing the planet and all its inhabitants through industry and war. They're fucking maniacs and must be stopped." The suitably titled "Manic" attacks with bared fangs, Joseph making it clear that you can only push someone so far before they will react with violence -- a call to arms for the disenfranchised who want tomorrow's world to be better than today's. Tracked at NRG in Los Angeles, the raw, old-school production that leaps out from the speaker comes courtesy of producer
Zeuss
(
Hatebreed
,
Revocation
), and the record was mixed by
Kyle McAulay
at NRG. From the moment the opening title track explodes to life, it's clear that everyone involved is having a blast and playing from the heart, and that this is no frills/no bullshit music at its most passionate -- every song evoking mental images of utter chaos in a heaving mosh pit. Includes double-sided insert; white vinyl; edition of 500. Licensed from Metal Blade.
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