Single Review: Spunk Volcano And The Eruptions – Ram Raid EP

If you were expecting Spunk Volcano And The Eruptions to have mellowed then you’re going to be in for a disappointment, the Ram Raid EP is if anything even more hard edged than their sophomore album, Shit Generation, that was released last year. The self styled purveyors of spunk rock have now unleashed their first recording of 2017 and will, as usual, be bringing their profanity strewn high energy larger than life live show to venues up and down the UK, including a return to the Rebellion Festival after their unforgettable appearance last year. The Ram Raid EP is available from today, the 31st March 2017, via STP Records.

The Ram Raid EP opens with the title track and it delivers three minutes of straight up brutal punk rock that proves that Masked Intruder don’t have a monopoly on being a masked punk band with criminal intent, Stop Looking At Your Phone ups the ante with a hardcore riff that’s an angry blast against the iPhone generation. Hanging Round The Shops is a return to more catchy punk rock that populated much of their debut album, this time it’s an ode to teenagers trying to get someone to buy them booze and cigarettes. I Think Her Name Was Tracey returns to the hardcore attack of the opening duo before Snap Backbone, the EP’s finest moment, delivers the kind of song that Spunk Volcano And The Eruptions do so well, a perfect number that captures the essence of spunk rock, a catchy riff that is married to a singalong chorus, a track that i guarantee will go down a storm at their live shows.

This is a taster of what’s to come from Spunk Volcano And The Eruptions, this picks up where Shit Generation left off, it’s a mix of pop punk and UK82 hardcore, whilst that sounds like an unlikely marriage it’s what they, and lead vocalist and guitarist Spunk Volcano‘s better know act, Dirt Box Disco, do, and they do it well. If you want subtlety and political insight then this is not the band for you, however if you want a band that write catchy punk rock and hardcore, and doesn’t take itself too seriously, then Spunk Volcano And The Eruptions are band you need in your life, and if you get the chance to see them live you should, as that is where they are truly in their element.

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