The Damned Things | We’ve Got A Situation Here 7” | Mercury Records | Clear

Nothing will get in the way of my love for Fall Out Boy. Not “I’ve Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)”. Nor most of Infinity On High or Folie à Deux. And certainly nothing will get in the way of my love Every Time I Die. So when Joe and Andy of FOB and Keith of ETID decided to start a metal band with Scott Ian (Anthrax) I was obviously extremely interested. The music itself is great if you love 80’s hair metal. It’s lots of cheese, some solos, some gang vocals. It’s VERY easy to pick out where each band member came from and what they’re bringing to the table. But it’s easy to digest, fun to rock out to, fun to play. My only concern is that some of the singing lyrics sound like a Creed/Nickelback/can’t sing voice. Thankfully when  Keith comes in his vocals are always aggressive and hit just right.

I’ll probably end up grabbing the full length if they press it on wax. But I see no pre-order for it. Anyone know anything?