Cretin

Freakery

April 18, 2006

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The first full-length from Santa Cruz death/grind act Cretin doesn't run out of steam at all from front to back -- the intensity remains in overdrive throughout, especially on such tracks as "Creepy Crawlies" and "Daddy's Little Girl." And for that alone, crusty death metal veterans should enjoy sinking their teeth into Freakery.

- Greg Prato

Red Aunts

#1 Chicken

March 28, 1995

Alternative Pop/Rock

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#1 Chicken is a no-nonsense, raw, female-fronted garage punk masterpiece that somehow made its way onto the Epitaph roster during the punk revival of the mid-90s. Though it has little in common with their label contemporaries, these 14 songs clocking in at around 23 minutes are peak Red Aunts.

- Ryan Cady