Sick Of It All - Last Act Of Defiance - LP

For close to 30 years, Sick Of It All have been the definitive name in hardcore. Although they have never been a band to reinvent the wheel in a vein similar to the likes of Refused or Fucked Up, they've consistently churned out solid releases year after year.

Last Act Of Defiance is unapologetically a Sick Of It All record in the truest form. From the blistering intro track "Sound the Alarm," with an urgency akin to previous records like Built To Last, to the anthemic single "Get Bronx," with a call-and-answer chorus reminiscent of their Fat Wreck Chords-era material on Yours Truly, SOIA appears to have come full-circle in encompassing their vast catalog of prior works.

And speaking of those past records, one can't help but smile a bit when listening to "Never Back Down," with a pulsating bass line and booming gang-vocals similar to their classic "Step Down" from 1994's Scratch the Surface.

A1        Sound The Alarm    1:48
A2        2061    2:19
A3        Road Less Traveled    2:29
A4        Get Bronx    2:13
A5        Part Of History    1:41
A6        Losing War    2:26
A7        Never Back Down    2:07
B8        Facing The Abyss  Vocals – Mad Joe Black   2:25
B9        Act Your Rage    1:27
B10        Disconnect Your Flesh    2:30
B11        Beltway Getaway    1:58
B12        Sidelined    2:35
B13        Outgunned    2:07
B14        DNC    2:44