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Voodoo Glow Skulls
Symbolic
After three skank-packed discs of frantic skacore (and other horny-rock variants), Mr. Brett hisself cracks the whip on Symbolic, providing the Skulls with a lobe-piercing, hardcore edge to the tradition of Jamaica. Even Brodie Johnson's trombone sounds as if was patched through a Super Muff set on maximum attack, as VGS hyperventilate their way through 13 new tracks of fast 'n' furious festivity. Perhaps best know as the band that brought the rainbow to Two Tone, the Skulls' Hispanic heritage vibrates through tunes like "Cancion De Mala Suerte" and "El Mas Chingon" (with Rev. Horton Heat providing a slippery guitar solo). Meanwhile, the band also grind away on outlandish big band material (think Oingo Boingo/Rocket From The Crypt without shock absorbers) like "The Devil Made Me Do It" and "Last Party," that has now become their forte. The multi-directional "Silencer" (a Jamaican noir work rammed broadside by spike-collared SoCal instincts) is already classic. -gloria collins (Epitaph)
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