Going for the jugular, War On Women open this second album with Aqua Tofana; a substance created by Giulia Tofana in the 17th Century to aid women in poisoning their abusive husbands. The Baltimore feminist punks aren’t so much hinting at their point as they are beating you to death with it. Spewing anger and vitriol, vocalist Shawna Potter rages against the capitalist patriarchy, every song a damning political stand against the social injustices currently running rampant the world over. For a hardcore punk band, War On Women’s guitars are much more carefully considered than the frenzied maelstrom you might expect; chugging away in the background to allow for the vocals to clearly portray their message, which is occasionally punctuated by a pointed riff and crashing cascades of percus...
