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Panic

Circles (2006)
Reflections Records

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Published on June 20th 2006


Circles marks a number of numbers for Panic; it's their first release in 3 years and first since reforming late last year, and overall their third EP in a row. Although that could be regarded by some as a lazy hesitation to write the complete set of tunes necessary for a full-length offering, I think we can give them room to wait a bit longer as they've just gathered themselves back up to deliver their solid brand of hardcore as evidently influenced by Black Flag and similar to Suicide File.

You're mostly going to hear those distinct guitar tones of the Black Flag hardcore era as the disc moves into its middle-to-late territory. It's a tone I can't even really describe for the life of me, but it's a little playful and rather thumpy, moving a bit frenetically about the scales and makes me really frustrated to be a reviewer; if you know Western Addiction or Attitude, you probably know what I'm talking about.

Panic vocalist Gibby is slightly burly as far as sincerely gravelly tones on hardcore punk vocalists go, giving the band a nice rough edge -- sort of like Agnostic Front's Roger Miret on that band's last effort, but with less Kermit the Frog. Nothing gets hysterical, not by any means, but he does have that wildly raspy nature that actually kind of makes the songs pretty fun.

While pretty solid all around, I'm going to regard the opener and closer as the standouts. "Rise" was posted as an MP3 for obvious reasons, as it's immediately catchy and easy to sing along with, while "The Wolves Circle the Wolves" starts off manically frantic and offers the customary but flawlessly executed transition to fading out, two-step breakdown.

Reflections is quickly becoming one of my favorite labels, for their genre especially, and Panic's satisfying Circles is simply another reason why.

Rise



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    Anonymous (June 24, 2006)

    You laugh he made Make Out Club, but he's probably reaping that sweet sweet mo' money right about now.

    I'm sure that'd help him live/fund the band a bit.

    Anonymous (June 22, 2006)

    yeah. gibby was in the trouble. which i liked far far more than panic. panic is okay though.

    Anonymous (June 22, 2006)

    pick this one up!

    http://revhq.com/store.revhq?Page=search&Id=RFL078

    Scruffy (June 21, 2006)

    "Anyway, wasn't Panic Black Flag's first name before they found out another band was using it?"

    I knew this sounded familiar for some reason.

    BizzleBrizzle (June 20, 2006)

    Doesn't matter that he made MakeOutClub, this band is fucking awesome.

    Anonymous (June 20, 2006)

    panic was also the name of dave mustaine's pre-metallica band. in conclusion, the singer of this band created makeoutclub. ha ha.

    Anonymous (June 20, 2006)

    the singer was in trouble im pretty sure

    BizzleBrizzle (June 20, 2006)

    this record reminds me tons of The Nerve Agents.

    danperrone (June 20, 2006)

    i don't really like the vocals at all, but the music is solid

    Anonymous (June 20, 2006)

    Do these guys play at the Disco! all the time!???

    Anyway, wasn't Panic Black Flag's first name before they found out another band was using it?

    Yeah it was!

    -Will

    theOneTrueBill (June 20, 2006)

    Wasn't someone from The Trouble in this band?

    etwiels88 (June 20, 2006)

    Haven't heard this yet, but I'm sure it's good.

    Scruffy (June 20, 2006)

    I heard this band likes the disco.

    I kill me.

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