Shards: Demo Tape

Raleigh, North Carolina's newest punk sensations, Shards (former/current members of Logic Problem, Crossed Eyes, Whatever Brains, and Street Sharks) rip through six tracks of dark, richly melodic punk on this 6-song demo cassette. Bucking the current trend of always playing as fast as possible, Shards reach back to punk's pre-hardcore days, recalling straightforward yet evocative records like the Misfits' Static Age and TSOL's early EPs, but with a snarling vocalist that brings to mind Darby Crash at his nastiest. If you're looking for punk with power and hooks, this is your new favorite band. Limited to 250 hand-numbered copies with full-color covers on a pro-duplicated cassette, this tape sounds as good as it looks. Sorry State Records #17.5.