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After their thankfully shortlived 2002 break-up, Mobile, Alabama's favorite sons return with their third full-length, WARS, their heaviest and most blisteringly satisfying album yet. Ten years into their tenure as one of the nation's finest noise bands--a mantle claimed when some of the band members were still in grade school--XBXRX retains the same ridiculous, spazzy pacing they did when they were tots. WARS pulls no sonic punches and simply aims to capture their undeniable live sound on record. Whereas most noise bands fail in the studio by doing just that, XBXRX's miasmic fury lends itself well to the confines of compact disc. In the ever-developing history of hardcore, noise, and avant-whatever-you-want-to-call-it, WARS is an essential purchase by an essential band.
Audio Mixer: George Patterson.
Recording information: New Improved Recording, Oakland, CA (08/17/2006/08/18/2006).Spin (p.91) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Careening and frenetic, Oakland's xbxrx don't just make math rock -- they make advanced placement math rock." Wars Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $1.59) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Punk | | Label | Polyvinyl | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank |  298834  | | CD Universe Part number | 7398280 | | Catalog number | 129 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 10, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Eli Crews | | Engineer | Eli Crews | | Recording Time | 24 minutes |
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