Bringing the bad back home

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1.	Bringing the bad back home 03:11	buy track
2.	I Persevere 04:31	buy track
3.	Roaming The Dead End Streets 03:04	buy track
4.	Shadow Brawler 03:40	buy track
5.	Chasing The Night Down (To The Screaming End) 03:32	buy track
6.	The Blind Leading The Blind 02:54	buy track
7.	Cannon Fodder Blues 04:14	buy track
8.	Age Of The Addictive Personality 03:44	buy track
9.	Wayward Son 03:25	buy track
10.	The Crowning Of A Fool 03:24	buy track
11.	Going Down Smiling 04:14	buy track

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23 years of Rock’n’Roll – THE HYPERJAX ignite musical dynamite on "Bringing The Bad Back Home“
THE HYPERJAX have been founded in 1996, which makes them a long lasting Punkrockbilly-Institution. I chose this term instead of Punkabilly, because in my ears the three guys from North West England melt a certain Psycho-Drive and the raw energy of true punkrock. Even if they decide to concentrate on catchy melodies as in "I Persevere“ that could be roughly discribed as SOCIAL DISTORTION meets QUAKES. All in all their fifth album "Bringing The Bad Back Home“ (Wolverine Records) is an unmistakable commitment to rock’n’roll without genre boundaries, but also without any bric-a-brac. A song like „Roaming The Dead End Streets“ is a three chord 1-2-3-4 Punkrocker with a short solo and nothing but some well dosed backing choir added to the raw and direct core of the song. By the way: The soloing of guitar player/singer Sam Woods sounds very spontanous at times. He doesn’t care about one note or the other sounding a bit strange or imperfect, just as it would be like in a sudatory live show. This contributes tot he overall mood the album creates.
While songs like this one or "Shadow Brawler“ are tending more towards the punk-side, "Age Of The Addicted Personality“ is getting closer to the bands faible for psychobilly, bringing in more small lines into guitarplaying and leaving more room for the rhythm-section. "The Crowning Of A Fool“ includes some unintrusive blues harp and adds a dash of hillbilly-mood. However the vocals of Sam Woods and the attitude oft he lyrics that often deal with social issues keep anything together and create a trademark sound, no matter if the band has fun with boogie-soaked rock’n’roll in "Going Down Smilin‘“ or is slapping out a political punkrock statement like "The Blind Leading The Blind“, that sounds a bit, as if danish Mod-rockers THE MOVEMENT had kidnapped a slap bass and a distortion pedal. Great stuff! And by the way it doesn’t spoil the fun form e to have some politics in music – as long as it is served in an honest way, spiced with some humour and without any know-all-manner.
Maybe, this is the album, were THE HYPERJAX knocked everything down that’s essential fort hem. The songs are as simple as possible for a band that likes to deliver strong melodies, but clever arranged. T he punk-aspect runs through all 11 songs, even the guest keyboards that occassionally appear are not over-emphasizing catchiness. If the music would smell, I’d expect a mixture of sweat, beer and leatherjackets. If this album was a drink, it would stimulate a rebellious mood without causing aggression. „Bringing The Bad Back Home is entertaining, cathartic and inspiring. If you liked the band before, you will love this output, as they kept true to themselves without only repeating a formula. If you didn’t check out this three-piece until now, I recommend doing it. - Die Psychocouch

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released August 16, 2019

Sam Woods - Guitar and Vocals
Dan Clark - Double Bass and backing vocals
Neil Holden - Drums

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The Hyperjax England, UK

Starting in 1996 playing the pub and club circuit before becoming established in their own right filling venues and performing at festivals. The band released their debut album 'Generation X-Rated' in 2002 'The 'Bottom Line' in 2007, 'The Wildest Card' in 2008, 'March to your own beat' in 2015 and "Bringing the bad back home' in 2019. ... more

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