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A Global Threat

Where the Sun Never Sets
2006
BYO

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Review by: Anchors
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Published on June 9th 2006

Believe it or not my friends, true punk is alive and well. Far, far away from your Hot Topics, from your concert halls, faux hawks, and $20 t-shirts, there still exists bands with honest ethics and an honest sound. Few and far between they might be, but that just makes the records these bands put out all the more meaningful.

A Global Threat’s latest foray into that `80s hardcore punk ethos is Where the Sun Never Sets -- eighteen songs dripping with urgency and political resolve, eighteen songs that hit hard, fast, and often. Eighteen songs full of snarling, honest lyrics, and heavily distorted riffs. Clocking in at little more than half an hour, this is an album long on attitude and short on bullshit, and though they’ve gone through their fair amount of lineup alterations since the band's inception in 2000, this current incarnation is as cohesive and pissed off as ever before.

The band's vocalist anchors the sonic attack, though as time wears on it becomes obvious that he’s a rather formidable threat on the six-string. “Not a Dime to Drop” transitions nicely from some hard-hitting riffs to some terrific, albeit short-lived soloing. It’s important, though, that the band can provide that variation that so many punk records fail to add to the four-chord repetitions.

A possible downfall the record does face, however, is that out of the sixteen presented, not very many songs stick above the rest. They’re all good in their own right, but nothing jumps out and makes you say, “man I need to throw on that Global Threat record, I haven’t heard 'Some Nerve' in ages!” At the same time, I’d wager that many fans of punk won’t find that to be a problem at all. They’ll be content with the fact that there’s no weak spots on the record. The spunky vocals, pounding fills, and thick bass bridges are just as prevalent in the first song as the sixteenth, and the socially conscious lyrical content is really able to seep into the fabric of each and every song.

One man’s simplicity is another man’s grandeur, and with the market so populated with here today, punchline tomorrow fashion-centric punk bands, this new Global Threat album is sure to appease those who value grit and sincerity above all else.

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Posted by john_boy on 2006-06-12 09:32:24

god awful cd!

Posted by kill_fftl on 2006-06-12 09:18:09
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this cd came out like a year or 2 ago why is there a review now

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 12, 2006 at 8:39 AM (EDT)

so is there 18 or 16 songs?

Posted by feeeding5000 on 2006-06-10 14:14:35

"...populated with here today, punchline tomorrow fashion-centric punk bands" Wow. AGT, not a fashion-centric band? Definitely one of the better-sounding bands, but in terms of popularity, a second or third-teir studs n' safety pins kind of band.

Posted by almostpunkenough on 2006-06-10 14:02:47

why you gotta claim you're the singer and shit????

"The bands vocalist, Anchors...."

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 10, 2006 at 1:59 PM (EDT)
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score is for superdude. keep up the good work.

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 10, 2006 at 1:05 PM (EDT)

"Believe it or not my friends, true punk is alive and well. Far, far away from your Hot Topics, from your concert halls, faux hawks, and $20 t-shirts, there still exists bands with honest ethics and an honest sound. Few and far between they might be, but that just makes the records these bands put out all the more meaningful. "

this is quite self-important for a review for a very dull trite band. a global threat are in no way more meaningful or important or "punk" as mall crap like fall out boy.

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 10, 2006 at 4:37 AM (EDT)
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good stuff

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 10, 2006 at 12:15 AM (EDT)

this record came out like how many years ago?

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 9, 2006 at 10:34 PM (EDT)

i don't really care for the word "urgency" in reviews. please refrain.

Posted by rkl on 2006-06-09 18:37:05

byo is as diy as it gets. any more acronyms and im going to chk

Posted by gladimnotemo on 2006-06-09 17:18:00

A Global Threat being DIY punk? Anchors, I would expect better of you. This band isn't "huge", but they are pretty far from DIY at times.

Posted by MikeStupid on 2006-06-09 16:52:00
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I was very pleasantly surprised by this album. It sounds much cooler than AGT's older stuff.

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 9, 2006 at 4:38 PM (EDT)

I love this CD I would highly reccomend Purchasing/ Stealing it....

Posted by shredsavage on 2006-06-09 16:29:19
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This record is really fucking good. A lot of subtle cool shit that makes it not just a straight forward punk record.

Posted by HeresLookinAtYou on 2006-06-09 16:01:55

i heard this band for the first time like three years ago and they blew me the fuck away. i can't wait to listen to this album.

Posted by sxenester on 2006-06-09 13:43:14

superdude, when did you come back? we missed you.

Posted by the_other_scott on 2006-06-09 13:34:49

how many songs are on this record?

also, you want real punk listen to the drips. that shit blows this shit away.

Posted by superdude on 2006-06-09 13:31:38

This review was pretty good, but here's how I would make it better:

1. Punk rock? Does anyone actually listen to that anymore?

2. Give me some punk-core!

3. I believe it's "mo-hawk"

4. $20 for a t-shirt? As if I 'd be poor enough to buy those

Posted by rkl on 2006-06-09 11:41:13
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maybe its just severe lack of sleep, but im frankly surprised and somewhat amused that anchors gave this 3.4 stars.