Chronic Abuse – Civil Society EP
Kicks you in the head with a steel-capped boot.
The first release by Chronic Abuse kicks you in the head with a steel-capped boot!
One listen to this short EP was enough to convince me that there’s still plenty of exemplary old-school hardcore punk coming out. Chronic Abuse belt out four solid tracks of timeless UK82 with defiant political lyrics and a definite street-justice attitude.
No frills and no overproduced crap, Civil Society delivers the essentials that a lot of punks are always looking for. This intercontinental band consists of Dortmund, Germany-based Tim Corleone (Short Fuse, Complete Loss) playing all the instruments and US-based Adam Thomas (Blood Pressure, No Time, Concealed Blade) handling vocals and writing all the lyrics. I’m not sure how they’ll manage to tour; presumably, they’ll find other members to fill in. Either way, this is raw, fresh stuff with a confrontational message that’s right on.
We all know that cops are fucking class traitors and civil society is full of shit, but if you’re looking for modern bands in the tradition of Blitz and The Partisans, Chronic Abuse are probably the tightest I’ve heard in a while. Stop reading and hunt this down. Only 200 copies were pressed.
