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Full Length - 6$ (includes shipping & handling)EP - 5$ (includes shipping & handling)RVA Magazine Vol.4 issue 3 Botox Party would have thrived in the late 80's East Bay punk scene. The 13 new songs and three re-recorded songs from their debut EP land somewhere in the middle of Operation Ivy, Green Day and Crimpshrine. After playing at 924 Gilman, however, the guys would have probably slipped out the back to catch a Testament show. The foundations for most of Botox Party's songs lie in Chuck's complicated thrash riffs (see "Elitist Social Class" and "No Ambition," which recall Slayer and Maiden respectively). Brian (drums) and Danny (bass) are more than capable of keeping up, integrating their melodic hardcore bounce that drives the songs fast-forward. It's a fresh sound for punk rock that succeeds largely because they play as a single unit, all three featured prominently in Todd Corvin's (Living Room Studios) final mix. The very first track, "Scared Of Living", demonstrates an increased sense of (ins)urgency from the band - "scared of living, scared of dying, why's this life worth living when you're afraid of trying?" Throughout the CD, Botox Party aggressively confront interpersonal turmoil ("Self-inflicted Brain Damage") and fight stagnation with Molotov Cocktails ("Separation", "No Ambition). The gritty backup vocals of Danny Dangerous add fire to the flames of discontent, while testifying to crust and New York hardcore inspirations. In the end, Botox Party claim co0ntrol over their lives so they can help others do the same. So the message is simple, but the music is not always. But isn't punk all about blasting the status quo and embracing the idiosyncrasies of a diverse community? Botox Party have done their part by delivering a stick of dynamite within this dynamic punk rock record. - Mike Rutz

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Member Since: 13/11/2006
Band Members: Chuck (Guitar, vocals) - Danny (Bass, vocals) - Ricky (Drums)
Sounds Like: A party's in your mouth and everybody is invited
Record Label: Raise Your Fist / Railroad / UpChuck.....
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Drummer tryouts, new music.

So, as some people already know, Brian will unfortunately be leaving the band at some point in the near future. We will all still be good friends, but Brian has some other areas of interes...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:43:00 GMT

New RVA Magaizine Review

Botox Party would have thrived in the late 80s East Bay punk scene. The 13 new songs and three re-recorded songs from their debut EP land somewhere in the middle of Operation Ivy, Green Day and ...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:33:00 GMT

New CD’s

Our new CD's are finally here!!! The CD's were in limbo for a good while, Alex tried to mail them to us when we were on tour, we never got them and they got sent back to him in NY. Long st...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:05:00 GMT

Found a new EP Review

The Botox Party E.P. is loud, fast, snotty and obnoxious&everything that you should love about punk rock. With six songs that run through their course in ten minutes, you don't get much of a chance to...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:26:00 GMT

2007 Recap + 2008 Hopes and dreams

2007 was an awesome year for us, and we would like to thank all of our supporters for making it so frecking sweet. I'd just like to recap our successful year quickly and then move on to New Year plans...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:58:00 GMT

Corn Zine Review

Corn Zine ReviewYes! This is like mid-1990's Fat Wreck Chords punk. It's about time someone decided to play this style again. Let's face it, there's money in pop punk, but a lot of it just blends toge...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:53:00 GMT

New Reviews

Aside from some crust punk albums, the runtime of "E.P." has to be some of the shortest I've ever heard. This does not mean that the harder edged punk music of Botox Party is forgettable. In a way, a ...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:32:00 GMT

Ordering our CD

Hey, our CD is available through www.interpunk.com nowI know some people emailed me about ordering CD's, now instead of ordering them through me just go through interpunk, it will be a lot easier.
Posted by on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:56:00 GMT

New Review

Botox Party - E.P. - CD (Up Chuck Records) I haven't heard music like this in awhile. Botox Party offers up a quick e.p. of early '90s punk goodness. The songs are fast and catchy and remind me a b...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:11:00 GMT

More Shows, recording and other crap

I haven't written anything in a while, so I figured I might as well update you guys (whoever cares to read this blog) with some new Botox News. Our summer tour was awesome. We met some gre...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:18:00 GMT