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ALBUM REVIEW: Unholy Alliance – No Dogs Allowed (Nunny Dave Records) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unholy Alliance burst onto the \u2018older punks scene\u2019 at the back end of 2018 and came to my attention when they were supporting Cockney Rejects at The Lantern, Halifax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever since that gig, I\u2019ve been waiting for the band to release something due to the impressive performance they put on that December night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wait is over as their first recording, No Dogs Allowed, is out now on Nunny Dave Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The title of the record might well be a cheeky nod and a wink reference to the band\u2019s past, when they were known as English Dogs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

English Dogs started off as a UK82 punk band who ‘metal-morphosised’ into one of the best UK punk\/metal crossover bands of the mid-1980s, releasing the superb Forward Into Battle LP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Unholy Alliance kick the living crap out of English Dogs musically speaking with this 30-minute slab of D-beat punk-metal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unholy Alliance arose out of UK82 band English Dogs.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you like the noises in your head to be driven by Discharge-style distortion, punk-metal guitar riffs and angry, aggressive vocals then this album is for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, if you like your punk to be about war, corruption, religion and the monarchy then No Dogs Allowed ticks that box too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an absolute killer of an album which deserves much more coverage than it’s getting at the moment (ie virtually none).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s 11 brutal tracks and not one dud amongst them. the standouts are those which characterise D-beat \u2013 namely, Guns And Gods, Enemy Closing In and Mercy Killings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The title track sounds almost as if it was taken from the aforementioned Forward Into Battle LP, as you can definitely hear ye olde English Dogs howling and growling influences throughout (as well as a sprinkling of Exciter). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unholy Alliance – No Dogs Allowed (Nunny Dave Records)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Look What I Had for Tea is a commentary of the banality of social media. It was this song at the Halifax gig (and their cover of H Eyes by The Ruts \u2013 dedicated to a local lad who died of heroin use) that made me want to find out more about this band. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of food pics, check out the mischievous image on the CD itself \u2013 something they had for their tea at another fine punk-promoting venue (namely, the Black Bull, Gateshead). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the best two tracks (impossible to pick one) are Looking At Strangers and Never Before. The whole album features great guitar riffs and pounding bass lines \u2013 but these two in particular are exceptional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tat\u2019s bass playing is among the best in the business \u2013 and I have a feeling that many of these songs have been built around his frantic, furious fretwork. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a listen to the bass line intro to Never Before which opens the album and you\u2019ll see why his musicianship stands head and shoulders above many of his contemporaries \u2013 and he is definitely up there with the likes of Lemmy, Burton and Rainy as a Fellow of the Gods of Four Strings! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Dogs Allowed is available direct from the band on their FaceBook page for \u00a310, some of which goes to a local foodbank. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternatively, check them out live at The Black Bull in Gateshead (July 19) or The Blind Pig in Sowerby Bridge (July 20), where the CD will be for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s one of the best things you\u2019ll see and buy in 2019! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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