PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE BIG! (R.I.P.)

REVIEW FROM RVA Magazine: The first release from Punch You in the Face Big! gets moving with a slow, smoky riff, but it only takes the band about thirty seconds to pull that tube before they take off like Pedro de Pacas: “You ain’t scared of a little speed are you man?” For the next 13 minutes, it seems like PYITFB could skid off the road at any moment. Even if they did, I have a feeling they’d just barrel over anything in the way and keep on truckin’. Although the Big!” seems extraneous, there is no doubt the 5 guys in PYITFB sought a truly big sound that recalls the best of Southern metal. Duel guitars and ultra heavy bass coalesce into a swirling low-end crunch that, along with the furious drums, you can feel in your beer gut. You’d be forgiven if you thought this 5-song EP was cut by fellow Richmonders, ATP or Lord by Fire, but Matt’s parched, megaphone vocals stand PYITFB apart and make them seem that much louder. Throw in some rock-n-roll cues from AC/DC and Zeke, including a little absurdity (sample song title: “Sled Full of Swords”), and Punch You in the Face Big! will leave you lip-synching along, even if you don’t know the lyrics. - Mike RutzWe ALSO made RVA Magazine's 100 Favorite Things/People/Events from the past year, issue. They had this to say......."Rising from the ashes of the dearly departed Single Spies and drawing from the pool of Richmonds musicians, PYITFB! has been playing their blend of stoner metal and southern rock with increasing abandon."