When Seattle punks Dragged Under originally released this debut album on January 17, the world was a very different place. Having emerged from the ashes of Tacoma alt-metallers Rest, Repose in early 2019, vocalist Anthony Cappocchi, alongside guitarists Ryan “Fluff” Bruce and Josh Wildhorn (as well as Hans Hessburg and Kalen Anderson on bass and drums) worked hard and fast to rise again and self-release nine tracks of the edgiest, most in-your-face punk in recent memory – loaded with underdog appetite and energy. Ten months down the line, it feels like everything has changed, but that world is very-much still in their way. This proper release on new label Mascot reaffirms that mightily. Right from overcharged opener The Real You, their blend of chest-beating melodic hardcore, thrashy ...
