State of Confusion

State of Confusion

Genres: hardcore, punk, thrash metal, boise, uk metal

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About State of Confusion

State of Confusion -I remember how they got their name. I've known this bunch
since the early days and it's great to see these home boys still punching it out from
the old proving grounds of Boise, Idaho. Finally, after years of playing, they've released an LP's worth of material, called 6.3 Million Acres with twenty tracks
of raw rabble-rousing cranks of lightning-laced fury. the State of Confusion (or
S.O.C.) blast is brutal with a quick vibrant exhilaration that stings with a
flare of originality, pressing your face up against the wall and kicking your legs out
from under you. Glass-shattering hardcore that is crude with harsh production, a bite
of metallic edge and insistent in their boisterous approach, S.O.C. have got
that early '82 thrash rave feel with a touch of modern speedcore for momentum. Cranking
out the piercing vocal duties is Pat Schmaljohn, who spits out a raspy tone, coughing up
a little blood as the gang sings numerous back-up choruses. On guitar is brother Scott
Schmaljohn who quietly licks away some mean jolts with feverish guitar strumming that
has this unique buzztwang sound. The joust continues with original singer Wayne Flower
on bass, abducting the strings and garroting out some abrasive plucks. Hidden in the
back, throwing the drum sticks down speedily against the skins, is Eric Hansen, rounding
off this four-piece onslaught. Bash all this together with a silk-screened cover done
by the gang and a few friends and State of Confusion is ready to deal the "brain-crush"
card to the world as this thrash blade strikes down hard with young effective endurance.
With these guys it's easy to be critical, and there were no blackmail threats, but S.O.C. pulled it off, now if they could just get out of their state of confusion!- Puszone January 1987

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