AMERICAN SPEEDWAY - A BIGGER BOAT
Prophase Records

If you enjoy no-nonsense, fast ‘n’ furious rock ‘n’ roll, American Speedway might just have the album for you. This is 24 minutes of full-on, relentless, thunderous, riff-laden stuff.

Existing somewhere on the fault line that separates punk and metal, the band bring to mind the swagger of Nashville Pussy and Monster Magnet, snippets of early Eighties dirty metal (like a pre-pop Twisted Sister or, for anyone who remembers them, The Rods) and with the speed and aggression of the best US punk.

With tracks including the Twin Peaks inspired I Killed Laura Palmer, the crunching Call Me Night Rider, Pennsylvania and Lonely River, the band offer up a cracking, unstoppable selection of high speed, sleazy rock.

There isn’t much variety here, but that’s probably not what you’re looking for in an album like this. Instead, it belts out a solid mix of grizzled vocals, slamming riffs and wailing guitar solos that more than do the job. Play loud and rock out...

LES DE MONZE

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