{"product_id":"street-justice-rules-are-for-suckers","title":"Street Justice - Rules are for Suckers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTREET JUSTICE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s striking debut album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRules Are For Suckers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, on CD and vinyl LP formats.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the breakup of Bavaria’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSAVAGE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—who released an EP and the DYING VICTIMS debut album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlory Riders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, both of which were critically acclaimed—former members \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePawel Nemkovic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAxel Warrior\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sought to further revive the era of mean heavy metal. It will now continue under the banner of STREET JUSTICE, and the first fruit of meanness is the band’s debut album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRules Are For Suckers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuch like SAVAGE’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlory Riders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was aptly titled, more so is STREET JUSTICE’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRules Are For Suckers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. While the style and attitude remain the same, the songwriting and composition have evolved significantly, culminating in riffs, leads, and hooks rich in variety and authentically rendered by true maniacs: 1980s Los Angeles is well and truly alive here, and powerfully so. Indeed, much like their predecessor, STREET JUSTICE variously recall the likes of classic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eW.A.S.P.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwisted Sister\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuiet Riot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and early \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. But compared to SAVAGE, STREET JUSTICE amplify the sleaze in their sound, bringing to mind a heavier \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL.A. Guns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e during their late ‘80s prime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProving that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRules Are For Suckers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, STREET JUSTICE look to an unlikely source for a cover song: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTina Turner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the Living\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,” unforgettably from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMad Max: Beyond Thunderdome\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which is given a suitably heavy (and sleazier) uplift here. More than that, this cover choice underlines the wasteland theme running through the album, from both the percolating pulse of the riffing to the wide-open atmosphere across the record’s nine tracks. Imagine L.A. Guns’ “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElectric Gypsy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” video with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMad Max\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e warlords riding fast and free, and you’re getting close to the experience of STREET JUSTICE.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeightening that atmosphere—and, especially, the heaviness—is the technical collaboration with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTYRAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSergej Dukart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Together, both band and producer reach a new level of clarity and depth on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRules Are For Suckers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, bringing a larger-than-life aspect to STREET JUSTICE’s “spacious heaviness.” Imagine a modern analogue to W.A.S.P.’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside the Electric Circus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: this record is literally HUGE.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarcel Riedel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSurturian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e joined STREET JUSTICE as their permanent drummer, the drum tracks for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRules Are For Suckers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were recorded by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTobias Kasper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSweeping Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. With this new lineup and the album in tow, STREET JUSTICE will continue to rock the stage and present their music exactly as it should be: MEAN HEAVY METAL!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dying Victims Productions","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":60290249130329,"sku":"SDZ-55828","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/a0808178405_10.jpg?v=1793375069","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/street-justice-rules-are-for-suckers","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}