RÄJÄYTTÄJÄT - s/t LP

Highly recommended.

Nicely priced. One copy only.

"Finland’s Räjäyttäjät shocked my soul with their debut 7″, a true assault of punk rock sonics and hard rock riffage. I’ve nearly worn out the grooves in my copy, and when a 7″ is that good, you never quite know how a follow-up full-length will fare. Maybe they just struck gold that first time, you know? Forget that – Räjäyttäjät! is a scorcher from start to finish, and overall, it’s even better than the debut EP. They still sound like maniacal punks but the riffs are catchier, the choruses angrier and the attitude cranked even further. It’s like they took the best Thin Lizzy and Sweet riffs and played them through Vomit Visions’ crusty amps, with a vocalist who behaves like a young Ted Nugent that you can actually feel good about (when he’s not throwing up on your shoes or dry-humping your leg). They’ll swing from a noisy tape-collage into a Chuck Berry-esque rocker and it somehow makes perfect sense. My life is infinitely improved by having Räjäyttäjät in it, and as this was released on the Dead Beat Records label at an affordable domestic price, there is no good reason any of my fellow American citizens shouldn’t be reaping the same benefits." - YGR