Thursday, May 5, 2011

STREET PROWL

Rotting Out. the words ring familiar in the ears of anyone involved in hardcore and punk in the last 5 years, Rotting Out is an unstoppable force of hardcore with blends of punk that blend with influences from Suicidal Tendencies to Pennywise and everywhere in between. fast, aggressive and extremely Los Angeles.

Rotting Out is especially unique and original because not only do they pay tribute to such classic and historic hardcore punk sounds from Los Angeles and Southern California in general but also add their own twist to things. Rotting Out has seen a few member changes but has steadily claimed its title as one of Southern California's heaviest hitters. conquering tours from across the entire US with such acts as Expire, Soul Search like this past summer, to smashing stages at legendary summer festivals as United Blood, Rainfest, Triple B Showcase and California's well known Sound and Fury Festival.

STREET PROWL is the bands first LP and its a 24 minute, circle pitting, headbanging, stage ripping, pit swinging crowd chanting anthem to a Los Angeles hardcore scene that is built for a triumph like Street Prowl.

the record starts with the albums title "Street Prowl" and from the first 30 seconds it takes you a journey of very fast paced guitar work and nonstop riffing, a deep bass tone that compliments the extremely fast and busy drum work.

Street Prowl does not take a break, with quick transitions and old school punk bass and drum work that makes you want to shred sidewalks on a skateboard. this is seriously riffed out, from begging to end.

Street Prowl's lyrics content covers everything from experience seen and felt from Los Angeles. this album speaks LA to me in a very serious way. what I really liked about Street Prowl is that no matter who you are, where you live or what you've experienced this record seems to make you feel the streets of Los Angeles and Southern California. gritty, raw and in your face. just like our reputation. dont cast Street Prowl out as your typical fast paced record that has no subtsnace, you feel every sentence of pain, fustration and pissed off youth in every track.


previously released to the public via internet and 6131records.com are the tracks: Laugh Now Die Later and S.B.T.S (Swallowed by The Streets) that are definitely some very serious stand out tracks with breaks that are unforgiving and make you want to put your fist through a wall.

California is known for its circle pits, raw live shows and some of the most insane stage dives known to the scene. Street Prowl paints a picture of a hardcore scene deeply rooted in pissed off youth that is REAL. you will get zero sugarcoating with this record.

a track that stands out like a sore thumb is a slower paced transitioned "Iron Jawed Angel" that is sets up as story about a rough up bringing in an abusive home, a mother that is providing for a family and is the victim of abuse. the break in this track calls out this father figure and makes me see a younger child in a family that has always wanted to tell their pain and what they gained from living in such a horrible situation.

so many tracks range from issues about past relationships that i personally relate to more than anything else on record. feeling betrayed, looked down on and not good enough. the track "Goddamn" did that for me. although these are my personal takes on the tracks, it may or not be the point thats pushed but what i really enjoy about a record with a intensity such as Street Prowl is that makes me FEEL what is being said. hardcore is a very strong rooted lifestyle of unity, a place to go where the rest of the world hasn't accepted you and somewhere to finally fit in. lyrical content in hardcore is as important as the raw sound follows. lyrics pave the way to feelings and experiences. Steet Prowl does just that.

Rotting Out will be playing Sound and Fury Festival 2011 and pre-orders for Street Prowl are up NOW.

all in all, this record is absolutely perfect to me, a perfect blend of fast paced punk, passion filled with storytelling and experiences everyone can relate to and a home grown California circle pit aesthetic that crowns Los Angeles as the home for real hardcore.

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