Danger's Close and The Destructors - Scheinkunde Split

Reviewed by "Handsome" Tom Waldron

Now what we have hear is a split single from two up and coming punk bands. First up are Danger’s close (isn’t it great that they have a comma in their name! Punk with grammar! Finally!) The male/female vocal combination works well and reminds me of The Rezillos and to a lesser extent the great ‘X’ from Los Angeles. But with a far more aggressive approach than the two aforementioned bands. On a less positive note the lead guitar was a bit sloppy and not in a good sloppy way either. But if you are into punk and hungry for new bands you could do a lot worse than check these guys out.
3/5

Next up are the Destructors from Peterborough and I cannot help but hear the influence of Newcastle’s own Black metal pioneers Venom when I listen to this, I can’t be sure whether it’s intentional or not but I like it that the singer sounds a fair bit like Cronos from Venom (note to bands giving yourselves wicked cool pseudonyms is always a good idea.) Lyrically the Destructors are very standard fare for a punk band and perhaps a different approach might be a good idea. My personal favourite track here was the less than one minute long “Sewage worker” which had a nice bit of early 80’s hardcore fury to it. So in conclusion, nothing mind blowing here but it’s enjoyable enough.
3/5