Member Since: 30/12/2007
Band Website: cdbaby.com/cd/brewtalthirst
Band Members: JOHNNY D- VOCALS/
KARKASS- GUITAR/
ERIK- BASS/
BRIAN- DRUMS
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First Review Of New EP by Jersey Beat:Brewtal Thirst - Unquenchable E.P. (Wetbrainrecords.com)At first listen I’m thinking that Brewtal (as in brewing beer - which is the main topic of most of their songs, which I never get tired of hearing) Thirst is a typical hardcore band, with a typical hardcore (I call it dog-barking vocals) singer. But by the fourth song, “Last Beer,†the heart and soul of the band starts to peak out from behind all the tough-guy stances. The band has a wicked sense of humor, as well as good musicians. “Last beer/ My worst fear… 2am I guess I’m fucked/ The stores are all closed/ I’m shit out of luck..†Brewtal Thirst dares you not to take them seriously. With a resounding pounding of guitar/bass/drums, the sheer force of the song demands you listen, AND you’re going to like it!Besides the comedic relief the band does show some honest angst in dismal dynamic tunes like “Black Times,†“How it is†and the painful, “In Your Eyes.â€Once you hear the whole EP (eight songs), a few times, you’ll realize that besides the dark humor and over-the-top-vocals, Brewtal Thirst doesn’t just try to create a blizzard of noise, they go at it more artfully, but with equally ear-wrenching results. Their unofficial theme song “Brewtal Thirst,†is the poster boy of their mock-intellectual song writing. The music is loudly abrasive, but with spaces and dynamics largely uncommon to the genre. The drinking themes are easily recognizable, and the band is wise enough to use the punk idiom for their blunt poetry, while the band goes through tight formation riffs that are carefully structured, but are not really within traditional song form, which is a good thing!Sophisticated, fun, and engrossing, the lyrics are underpinned by the undaunting hardcore punk rock pillaging that Brewtal Thirst throw into every song! – Phil RainonePROFANE EXISTENCE REVIEW:Written by Clusterfux Josh
Monday, 20 July 2009 17:58
BREWTAL THIRST – Unquenchable EP CD
Old school sounding, Oi inspired, US Hardcore bar rock with the standard gruff, cigarette damaged, barking vocals that is common with this style. As far as I can tell most of the lyrics have to do with beer and drinking in general. It kind of reminds me of later SUBMACHINE and at times even FANG. These older-than-me dudes probably can pack any bar on a Friday or Saturday night in Seattle. (Clusterfux Josh)
Wetbrainrecords.comBREWTAL THIRST - “The Hard Work†5 Song EP (Wet Brain Records)
These abrasive punks rage for the good fight against racism, oppression, everyday wrongs, and just about anything else that’s a big pain in the ass. With tribal, punk rock dance rhythms, Brewtal Thirst create a didactic soundtrack that barely lets you catch your breath. Credible rock minimalists, they sound like a firestorm on cuts like, “Bad Dream,†“Hard Work,†and “Freedom Ride.†The latter song is chock-full of punk’s gritty DIY ethos, that fits neatly in with these noisemeister’s appreciation for music, which is fueled by a band that reaches, rather than settles. Despite the band’s “brewtal†punk sound, their’s is a controlled rage, albeit an equally ill-tempered- punk stew. Simultaneously, nods to UK old-school punk, and assorted, forgotten US garage bands that use to reverberate in the vinyl canyons, are all recorded as loud, dramatic choruses. Brewtal Thirst create dark chord riff rockers with grit, and rowdy circle pit enthiauism. The raw- yet detailed production is blisteringly ragged, but not overdriven.- Pure, balls-to-the-wall punk rock! The best songs here, which is actually all of them, leave permanent scars, as opposed to the mere flesh wounds of their more prominent contemporaries. - Phil Rainone
Record Label: WET BRAIN RECORDS