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Gallows Orchestra of wolves

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4 Jul 9th, 2007 

11 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

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Loud, a scream of rage, intelligent, proper punk

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Bad language, screamed vocals

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Universally loved because of their explosive live show and their punk ideals, Gallows have been described as being a "rough-arsed howl of rage", and this reissue of their debut album shows that indeed they are.

Vicious guitar riffs and screamed vocals are not new, though they do it well and the lyrics are confrontational and angry.

Formed in Watford in early 2005, the quintet's members cut their teeth playing in various local punk bands before coming together as Gallows. Building a reputation on the back of their live work, this album was originally released in September last year and got rave reviews. They did a UK headline tour in March and then impressed at SXSW in Texas.

Opening song "Kill the rhythm" is about partying hard: "We're gonna party until we're dead on our feet / We don't f~~~ about / Say what we think / Won't stop till everyone screams".

"Come friendly bombs" is an angry scream at the boredom of life: "The same faces the same release / If this place had a name it would be defeat / So sick of waking up to white skies / Can't stand the look in everyone's eyes".

Anger is the predominant feel of the lyrics, some at life in general, though "Six years" appears to be about a father who walked out and "Stay cold" is a song of hate for the person who nicked their gear in their home town: ""Five good men go broke while the rats go fat" is a line (miraculously expletive free) that sums it up: "Someone said a grand don't come for free / Apparently it does when you're a f~~~~~~~~ thief".

Those references to John Betjamen (friendly bombs) and The Streets (grand for free) are not the only ones: "Will someone shoot that f~~~~~~ snake" starts off with Ray Bradbury's "Something wicked this way comes".

There are also some great liners, such as: "I've got more fillings than the butcher's got beef".

My problem is I've heard it all before but it can’t be denied that it's punk blistering enough to peel paint with intelligence shining through the howling rage. Well worth a listen, though it's not an easy one. Out now. 

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