Search - Genocide Ss :: We Are Born of Hate

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ftoomsch | Bolingbrook, IL USA | 06/25/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Genocide SS play the kind of punk that recalls the early 80s legends such as Discharge, GBH, Misfits, Exploited, etc. While some of those bands took themselves more seriously than others, Genocide SS seems to be about bashing out louder, faster punk rock that never takes itself too seriously. For those concerned about this being a neo-Nazi/white-power type band, the fascist imagery does not extend beyond the band's name and album title. An anti-swastika sticker on the back of the CD case affirms this, as does the point that it's on Relapse records - which was run by a couple of Jewish guys last time I checked. This CD is great, my only minor gripe is that a few of the riffs are completely aped from their 80s counterparts. For example, the first few seconds of "Crazy Motorcycle" tricked me into thinking they were about to cover GBH's "No Survivors" (at least until the vocals kicked in)."