PanzerBastard

"[The name] PanzerBastard doesn't really mean anything. Our music is devastating like a Panzer Tank and we're all bastards," PanzerBastard guitarist/vocalist Andrew DiMatteo explains.
Devastating seems to be an understatement, as this Boston-bred metal/hardcore band churns out intense rhythms behind epic guitar riffs and screaming vocals that are nothing short of apocalyptic. Tracks like "DEBT" are so fast paced they will make your head spin. This is the music that mosh pits were made for.
PanzerBastard cite their biggest influences as Motorhead, Celtic Frost, and Hell Hammer, and have recently shared the stage with Phobia and Extreme Noise Terror. The band has one self-titled 7-inch EP available through Fighting Boys Records, and plans to release a split 7-inch this summer with RawRadarWar, also from Boston. After that, a full-length album is in the works.
Although they formed relatively recently, in 2006, its members have been influential in the Boston metal, punk, and hardcore scenes for many years. Bassist Keith Bennett was also the bassist in Wrecking Crew from their formation in 1987 until 1991.
Not only do they have a dedicated following in the Boston area, PanzerBastard have also earned international attention, especially from Hungary-based Fighting Boys Records.
"The guy that released it was a big fan of Boston Hardcore legends Wrecking Crew," said DiMatteo. "He heard the PanzerBastard demo via MySpace and wanted to release it as 7-inch so we said go for it!"
If intense hardcore is your style, check PanzerBastard out on MySpace at www.myspace.com/panzerbastard and pick up their 7-inch at www.myspace.com/fightingboysrecords. They'll also be appearing at the Milky Way on April 27 at 3PM.


Defcon 4

Defcon 4's MySpace profile describes their sound best as: "punk as fuck metal tinged hardcore." The singer, Dug Moore, growls and screams over metal-inspired guitar riffs and drum beats that alternate between punk and metal styles, all with raw speed and power.
Defcon 4 is comprised of Moore and Skot Kennedy, former members of World War, who never recorded but played for four years at many non-profit DIY shows.
"World War was a political band that focused mainly on the multiple issues of inequality in the U.S. and abroad," Moore explains.
They released a self-titled album (Ammonia/Rodent Popsicle Records, 2005) and their full-length album, File Under Fuck (Black Box Recordings, 2006), which solidified their spastic punk-metal style that pulls influences from a wide variety of genres.
Moore lists his influences as "Old garage and acid rock bands, vintage punk rock, early 90's punk and hardcore, … mostly life in modern society with its horrors and splendor."
"Between us all we've heard of every band in the world, which makes for writing odd music so we stand out," Goodhue adds.
Their newest album The Bad Road (Supernova Records, 2007) continues in this style. It is a four-part epic that Moore says "attempts to get in the mind of a person who truly snaps."
The band will be appearing at O'Brien's on May 17.

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