AMERICAN STEEL, the most recent addition to the FAT
family, are anything but new to the punk rock world. The
release of Destroy Their Future marks the band’s fourth full
length and their first recording after a six-year hiatus. The
Oakland, CA based foursome came to be in 1996, releasing
their first Self Titled album on New Disorder Records and two
subsequent albums, Rogue’s March and Jagged Thoughts on
Lookout! Records. From the get go the band has been no
stranger to the road, touring with the likes of Hot Water
Music, The Murder City Devils, The Mr. T Experience, and The
Lawrence Arms. At the height of their popularity in 2002, the
band played what was to be their final show at Berkeley’s 924
Gilman Street. While AMERICAN STEEL lay dormant, the
majority of its members formed the band Communiqué,
further developing themselves as musicians and carrying on
the tradition of this unrelenting East Bay musical force. Early
in 2007 the AMERICAN STEEL itch resurfaced and the band
set out to record a new album. The twelve tracks that make
up Destroy Their Future further display a sound that owes as
much to traditional Motown, folk and rock, as it does punk
and hardcore. A slightly darker, more refined AMERICAN
STEEL will be embraced by the band’s fans who have waited
with anticipation since 2002!
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