Behind Enemy Lines - The Global Cannibal

The current administration has been the subject of tons of dissent in the music industry recently. George W. Bush has rallied against him everyone from Agathocles to Ministry to Stevie fucking Wonder. While music and politics seldom make decent allies, some genres and subgenres are of a mindset better suited to this kind of righteous anger. Most notably those of punk descent lend themselves well to this type of music, crust and d-beat particularly. Behind Enemy Lines is one of the new breed to take their cue from rageoholics like Discharge and Nausea. This disc is fueled by the pairing of Mary Bielich and Matt Garabedian, who lay down a rumbling foundation for Bill Chamberlain and Matt Tuite’s twin guitar shred, which altogether is the sum total of impending Armageddon. In fact, this is almost the perfect punk unit, with the exception of vocalist Dave Trenga. Don’t misunderstand me – the lyrics and delivery are virtually seamless. It’s the singing I take issue with. Hey Dave, Tom Araya called: he wants his voice back!
Guess I can’t give ‘em too much crap, because Slayer is the shizznit. I’d have to give Behind Enemy Lines a solid 12 (of a possible 10) on the Destruct-O-Meter for creating a pummeling anarcho beatdown. See you in November ’08!!!


- C. Kolakowski