Over their tenure as the progenitors of the metal-infused
punk sound, Strung Out have yet to get complacent.
Instead, like a championship fighter that gets stronger with
every round, they continually unleash a battering assault of
technical guitar work and gripping melodies. The band’s
latest full-length (7th overall), Agents of the Underground, is
a triumphant defense of the title they’ve held for years. With
blisteringly fast riffs, crushing rhythms, and powerful
vocals, Agents of the Underground is quintessential
Strung Out, yet, as with each succeeding release, the
band manage to evolve their sound. This time around the
band enlisted the producing talents of Cameron Webb
(Motorhead, Social Distortion, Danzig, Pennywise) and from
the very first moments of the album the success of the
collaboration is overtly apparent. With passionate melodies
that recall Strung Out’s earlier albums and the ruthless
aggressive music that has progressed over their recent
releases, Agents of the Underground can be hailed as the
perfect culmination of all their past efforts. As Strung Out
fans have come to expect, the hybrid of raw pulsing
emotion, scientific precision, and years of experience yields
a product that far surpasses all imitators. Agents of the
Underground is no exception to this, rather an escalation.
One listen and you’ll know exactly how the band maintains
relevance and continues to garner new fans with each
release.
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