PUNISHMENT
Broken But Not Dead (Thorp Records)
Reviewed by Jason Thornberry

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Rifforama and a lot of screaming add up to almost nothing today. Why, even Punishment themselves sound bored by the time these eleven tracks have been hauled through the headphones. And what's with the singer anyway? Did he get locked out of his Live Journal account?

"Dead failure hit our soft spot. Rotting swallowed more than my share of disgust for this world. Despite my best effort my prayers were not heard."

The photo in the cd tray is of some depressed, small town -- El Centro or Calexico maybe -- and the only thing that kept me listening. And hoping something would happen.

© 2003 - Jason Thornberry