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 Review by: waste_elite See others by this writer Official Website (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 Published on March 11th 2003
Quite possibly the most controversial band in the scene right now, the Locust have gathered a legion of diehard fans and amassed one hell of an opposition in the process. Critics and zines have debated back and forth on the merit of the band, dissecting everything from their sense in fashion to their artistic worth to the inherent violence in the music. Violence... now this has always be an element associated with the Locust. If you've ever taken the time to read interviews or show reviews, you'd know that some pretty fucked up shit has gone down at their shows. People lighting off fireworks in the pit, venues getting trashed, band members getting attacked, the list goes on. Some of it's so ridiculous, one has to wonder if it's fabricated. This whole rather humorous controversy, myth and fact, has added quite a bit of mystique to the band and made them quite famous/infamous in their own right. People who liked this also liked:      ![Life Long Tragedy / Final Fight - Split [7 inch]](/images/covers/thumb/life_long_tragedy_final_fight-split_7_inch.jpg)     Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
there's shitty grindy punk like Asterisk... moth-eaten deerhead is the best song they've done.... EVER. locust shows are redicluous. one of my fav. bands to see. at their shows there are people in costumes, people running around naked, people jumping off everything, people running around with lighters and hairspray, and just craziness. musically i love this band but you really can only listen to them for so long. if you like the locust check out swing kids. i believe its members of the locusts old band. dont quote me on that but its good shit. "one of their songs could substitute as the music that plays when you reach the end of a level, and that big boss comes out" river city ransom was rad, there was a japenese SNES sequel too. river city ransom for the nes fucking owned! beat people for money to buy food and books. shit i love throwing trash cans at the little people. Never actually played River City Ransom, but I remember thinking it looked pretty cool when I would read about it in Nintendo power as a kid. Maybe i'll look for it used somewhere, along with a copy of Earthbound. As far as the music goes though, Im talkin' about those BIG arcade games they used to have, where anywhere from 4 to 6 people could play at the same time. It'd be funny to make a punk/indie oriented one these days - and like I said, they could play a song from The Locust when you have to fight a boss - Lil Guy i have ninja turtles 1 for nintendo. it owns so much. anyone ever play a game called river city ransom? best game ever. Ok, first time I heard The Locust, it made me think of playing one of those old arcade side scrolling games (like X-Men, Ninja Turtles, Simpsons, etc), and that one of their songs could substitute as the music that plays when you reach the end of a level, and that big boss comes out. Anyone agree? And yes, I do enjoy The Locust, I don't mean that as a bad thing - a good one actually - Lil Guy Wuss, everyone knows you don't like anything that isn't radio friendly. Posting your opinion on this album was a waste of your time. I'm sure you didn't convert any Locust fans by saying "The Locust is shit." You must have put a lot of thought into that one. Oh yeah, GET A LIFE! whats the matter wussemo, not enough syncronized jumps for ya? These guys are talented for sure, I'm just not really into them. Everyone should check out An Albatross. new album out in june btw blah blah blah The Locust are shit spazz actually played coherent music unlike the locust. they were a much better band. SPAZZ is the shizzle. i dont like locust, not my bag. power violence is golden. This cd is good. The locust is good.... but spazz is better. I love the fact that I enjoy listening to a band described as "a musical car-wreck" wouldn't work in my car stereo Thanks, because I was worried about that. Actually, I have an in-dash cd player in my car and the cd plays just fine. Just for those of you who wanted to know, or didn't. Part of me wants the hate The Locust. I cannot stand listening to the noise they call music. But at the same time, the other half of me respects them so much, because unlike many bands out there, they've provoked emotion inside me. Damn the man. Their new album is coming out on Anti- in June. Crazy stuff does happen at their live shows, it's not mythical at all. Sounds cool. I'll have to check it out, don't they have a new album coming out on the big E? their split with Man Is The Bastard is far better than this and in my opinion the only good thing they've released. there were less keyboards and they were way more serious than they are now. Yay! Someone else likes them here. They are overrated though, but they still have a pretty good live set. |
