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Max Raptor's debut mini-album 'Portraits' is exactly that: micro-sketches of society, framing scraps of the world around them, painting with ambition, arrogance, anger, disillusion, greed, joy, futility, violence and pride. From alcohol abuse to domestic violence, from maddening jealousy to plain ineffectuality, 'Portraits' illustrates humanity's divergent weaknesses. Max Raptor, in their mid-20s, admit the nu-metal era was a gateway to the essential alternative listening they treasure today; including the classic punk of The Clash and The Buzzcocks, new-wave of The Jam, pop-edge of Manic Street Preachers, post-stadium riffage of The Foo Fighters, not to mention the raw extremities and energy of contemporaries such as Zico Chain, Cancer Bats and The Ghost Of A Thousand. Poroduced by Dan Weller (of Young Guns, Enter Shikari and Gallows production fame) 'Portraits' is rammed full of short, sharp and snappy portrayals of modern existence. The King Is Dead, Beasts, Carolina and The Alarm chronicle a plethora of dysfunctions with a colour of inevitability, whilst Obey The Whips underscores the decline of our 'empire' with a wry nationalist cry. The unruly mob vocals of Patron Saint (Of Nothing) depict our embarrassing obsession with celebrity culture, the narcissism that it breeds in our youth and the decay it creates when we forget to live our real lives. The convulsive Ghosts is a sobering realisation that (surely) everyone has at least once in their life; 'I am worthless', whilst the infectious anthemia of The Great And The Good reduces totalitarian rhetoric to a clichéd moshpit mantra.
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"..heavy slabs of rocking punk that manage to be muscular without being muscle-bound...what's more the sound of this album is alive, not just loud. Add it all up and you'll see a band who are very much one's to watch."
-- Kerrang KKKK
"Merging different influences from The Bronx and The Dillinger Escape Plan to Cancer Bats and The Clash with a shared interest in unanimous disinterest, their no nonsense, angry sound is sure to see the album worthy of the success that will follow the band as they smash it up in 2011."
-- Rock Sound (Faye Lewis)
-- Kerrang KKKK
"Merging different influences from The Bronx and The Dillinger Escape Plan to Cancer Bats and The Clash with a shared interest in unanimous disinterest, their no nonsense, angry sound is sure to see the album worthy of the success that will follow the band as they smash it up in 2011."
-- Rock Sound (Faye Lewis)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Without doubt a band to watch, enjoy and consume you with their drive and stage prescence. This album will be continually on my playlist. I've interviewed and photographed the band and they are like a breath of fresh, visceral air in a sea of banal pop musac. Destined for bigger and greater things, I urge you to go see this band asap. The reaction and response they get at gigs at nigh on legendary. Wil Ray takes crowd surfing to another level whilst delivering intelligent, thought provoking lyrics fused with the bands melodic, buzzsaw, crunching, anthemic sounds that are the trademark of Max Raptor. They WILL have you out of your seat and punching the air. 100% guaranteed best band for me for years and getting the music industry buzzing.
A pleasure to know these guys and endlessly play PORTRAITS..enjoy :)
A pleasure to know these guys and endlessly play PORTRAITS..enjoy :)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this after seeing the awesome video for The King Is Dead and haven't stopped playing it since. Only a short album but well worth the money as every track really good. Have since seen them live and they are absolutely brilliant. A band to follow and not to be overlooked. Top banana.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Jimbo
Format:Audio CD
An absolutely massive album. Short and to the point. Political but not preachy.
Get yourself a bloody copy right now.
Get yourself a bloody copy right now.
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Best debut for a long time
8 brilliant energetic track without any let up, like a British Rise Against, a really promising band for the future- if you still aren't sure whether to buy this- listen to the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Joneski
5.0 out of 5 stars
Max Raptor Rock
I've seen this band 3 times live, each time sort of by accident (one time support act, twice at a festival) and enjoyed them on all 3 occaisions, finding their energy, noise and... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr S. Draper
5.0 out of 5 stars
Max Raptor unleash a stunner
I bought this album on the strength of hearing one song - which doesn't happen too often as I'm a proper skinflint.
The song in question was The King is Dead ... Read more
The song in question was The King is Dead ... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Eggman
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Max Rapture!
Oh my GOD! I only heard of this band as a consequence of them supporting the Darkness on their reunion warm-up tour. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Ed Henderson
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Stunning
This album is far and away album of the year. Although it's only 8 tracks and around 25 minutes long, every song is musical perfection. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Barack O Barney
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Simply Awesome
I saw these guys twice supporting the Stranglers and was blown away - so I was eagerly anticipating the release of this album and I wasn't disappointed. Read more
Published 23 months ago by stockport_robin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding debut
First saw mention of these fine fellows on the BBC Derby website, where they were given a good write up. Listened to samplers on Amazon and then purchased the CD. Read more
Published 24 months ago by W. Fearn
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Music For The Generation Of Now
This album is brilliant,its been a long time since i heard a band with this much energy and vitality. Read more
Published on 13 April 2011 by Paulo
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