Montreal skate punks HOOD RATS are currently one of Canada’s finest punk rock exports. They play 80’s style Hardcore for fans of BAD BRAINS and MOTORHEAD. They burst onto the Montreal scene opening for DOA back in 2017. Late last summer they released a full length called Trash Party on Portland’s GIRLSVILLE RECORDS. It’s loud, it’s trashy, it’s catchy af, and they are set to road test all of it this month on an East Coast US tour. Check the tour dates and see if they are playing a dive, basement, or skate park near you!
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REVIEWS:
“10 tracks of raging punk rock inspired by early ’80s hardcore, a little MOTORHEAD/NWOBHM, and the trashy spirit of modern-day garage-punk. For this type of music, HOOD RATS have absolutely nailed the ideal sound. They play fast as hell, with ripping guitar leads and a singer who screams every word like he means it. Lyrically, these songs smartly mix themes of urban nihilism with anti-capitalist, anti-government outrage. Could “Off Drugs & Miserable” be any more of an anthem for our times? If you like aggressive punk music that’s also catchy as hell, this is a band that’s not to be missed.”
FASTER AND LOUDER
“HOOD RATS are all in this great world that embodies raw, honest, straight to the gut punk rock. No bullshit here. Just balls to the wall, cut throat rock ‘n’ roll played and recorded the way punk rock ought to be; on cheap equipment, in a bedroom, loud, bratty and obnoxious with a D.I.Y. tradition so deeply embedded in the genre’s DNA, that it’s almost criminal to play it any other way.”
50THIRDAND3RD
“The band are a 3 piece featuring Tony Salador (drums/vocals), Troy Lockard (guitar) and JF Simoneau (bass) and boy do they kick up a racket. They’re loud, fast and energetic. Their songs are short and catchy and the album will leave you panting, sweaty but baying for more.”
JUST SOME PUNK SONGS
3/21 – BOSTON (O’BRIENS PUB)
3/22 – NEW YORK CITY (LUCKY 13 SALOON)
3/23 – PHILADELPHIA (SKATE THE FOUNDRY)
3/24 – TRENTON (MILLHILL BASEMENT)
3/25 – BURLINGTON (JIM’S BASEMENT)
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