Live Not on Evil
"Lucky Stiff"
(Indie Release) 

This is the debut album from these lucky stiffs (cleverly titled!), and they crank out some moshing tunes here! They are very influenced by 80's thrash metal, punk/hardcore, and a bit of stoner rock. Influences from bands like Anthrax, Biohazard, Black Sabbath, and Motorhead show through in Live Not On Evil music. In fact, the song "Lullaby For A Lost Soul" sounds very much like "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath. Of the other songs on the album, the first four, "Brainwash" (which deals with the negative influence of the media, calling it an "empire of scum."), "The Machine", "The Scary Polka", and "Sweet" really mosh it out! While other tunes like "Fly Catcher", "Flowers", and closing track "Outside" venture more into stoner territory, with fuzztone guitars and more Sabbath influence, and the latter two being slower-paced songs. The production is not great but these guys can play relatively well, although the music tends to be a bit monotonous at times, and it's nothing that hasn't been done before. Nonetheless, it is raw, stripped down, aggressive, slamming rock and roll, good for what it is despite its flaws. This album could get a mosh pit going!

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