{"id":10843,"date":"2024-05-03T16:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T15:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=10843"},"modified":"2024-06-10T16:48:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T15:48:29","slug":"texas-punks-starving-wolves-return-with-blistering-album-of-hardcore-street-sounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=10843","title":{"rendered":"Texas punks Starving Wolves return with blistering album of hardcore street sounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">ALBUM REVIEW: Starving Wolves &#8211; The Fire, The Wolf, The Fang (Pirates Press Records)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Starving Wolves<\/strong> are a hardcore street-punk band from Austin, Texas, who&#8217;ve been around since 2015, and if their singer sounds familiar, that&#8217;s because he&#8217;s also the voice of long-running NYC band The Casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Rodriguez, formerly with Texas street-punks the Krum Bums, was a founder member of Starving Wolves, and after they supported The Casualties on tour, was asked to take over when vocalist Jorge Herrera retired from touring in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singing in two bands (and the small matter of a global pandemic) stalled the progress of Starving Wolves a bit, but after debuting with the <em>We Are One<\/em> EP in 2016, and self-released album <em>True Fire<\/em> in 2020, they&#8217;re back with album number two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rodriguez is joined by ex-Krum Bums bandmates Zach Volta (bass) and Josh Langford (guitar), with Kevin Nguyen (Evacuate) on guitar and newest member Reeve Allen (ASS\/Original Glitch) on drums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, the five-piece create a blistering blend of raw, impassioned, angry punk rock which is perfect for playing at high volume if you&#8217;ve had a bad day. Did I say &#8216;angry&#8217;? I meant fucking furious.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/starving-wolves.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"starving wolves\" class=\"wp-image-10871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/starving-wolves.jpg?w=954&amp;ssl=1 954w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/starving-wolves.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/starving-wolves.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It kicks off with <em>Nothing More<\/em>, whose horns, guitars and militaristic drums evoke images of a showdown in a spaghetti western film. A minute and a half in the guitars come in and Rodriguez unleashes the first of many intense vocals, returning to the repeated mantra \u201cRaised in fear\/Bathed in blood\/Crucified, we are reborn\/In death, in death we are reborn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starving Wolves have a strong social conscience, and their songs tackle issues like police brutality (<em>Burn The Stations<\/em>), fragile mental health (<em>Please Listen<\/em>), and racial identity (<em>Mixed Blood<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latter, trailed as a single, sees Rodriguez draw upon his Mexican-American heritage, singing in both English and Spanish, and connecting racism to colonialism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ossuaries<\/em>, another single, shows the band&#8217;s more melodic side, while the blistering <em>Tracks On The Tank<\/em> is one of the album&#8217;s highlights, with its speeding metal riffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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from the album, is an emotional rollercoaster of a song which swings from wanting to end it all to pledging to help a loved one through their pain, and there are more relationship advice on <em>Love Is Fleeting<\/em>, whose over-riding message is &#8220;be careful what you wish for&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starving Wolves aren&#8217;t reinventing the wheel here, but there&#8217;s plenty to enjoy. <strong>7\/10.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The Fire, The Wolf, The Fang<\/em> is available in three different vinyl variations from Pirates Press Records <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.piratespressrecords.com\/products\/stwvp368bg-lp\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALBUM REVIEW: Starving Wolves &#8211; The Fire, The Wolf, The Fang (Pirates Press 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