Chainmail Commandos: Vinyl LP

Label: Secretly Canadian
Release Date: 8th August

Judge a record by it's cover and 99 times out of 100 you'll reap the rewards and so I couldn't resist stocking Steröid's 'Chainmail Commandos' on account the artwork looks like it should be on a Spectrum game cassette tape. Naturally this record rips and has the same DIY lofi nature of those homemade games as nerds load up on cool stuff like dragons, tanks, axes, skeleton castles and dom stuff. The music is NWOBHM meets basement punk and power pop BUT it sounds like it's sung by that wee kid on the cover - it is likely one of my favourite things all year. 

Emerging from the Sydney punk scene alongside bands such as Gee Tee, R.M.F.C., and Tee Vee Repairmann, and with large side of Egg punk accompanying their NWOBHM bacon (also maybe the beans in this messy breakfast are AOR?… I think we might be overreaching with this metaphor). Steröid are ready to rock the main stage with more thunderous aplomb than an atom bomb, hard-boiled and clad in chainmail ripping blisteringly hot rockin’ riffs all night long. Brought to you by rock and roll savant Lord Gordith also known as (at least some of the brains) behind Gloomy Reflections and Quest Master proving once again that he might very well be the most exciting act to follow in heavy underground music these days.

This is a record about rocking, and never stopping, and then rocking some more. You can rock with friends at a gig or a show. Sometimes you have to rock alone, but thats okay. Just give it your best, and never miss your chance to rock.

Tracklisting:
1. Warzone in the City
2. After Dawn
3. Chainmail Commandos
4. The Mainstage
5. Through the Night
6. Rock Your Own Way
7. Bastard Town
8. Nowhere to Run
9. Desert Storm
10. Rotting in the Prison
11. Arena Show (Rockin' Alone)