ANTiSEEN – “The Boys from Brutalsville”

Released in 2001 through TKO Records, The Boys from Brutalsville marked a major milestone for ANTiSEEN, serving as their first proper full-length studio release after a five-year hiatus. Recorded at Hooverama in North Carolina, the album captures the veteran outfit continuing to define their uncompromising “destructo-rock” sound with massive, grinding guitar hooks and a distinct blue-collar perspective. True to their eclectic roots, the group balances intense originals with diverse outside material, offering a blistering take on Ramones‘ Commando, a nod to early horror-rock with Screaming Lord Sutch‘s Smoke & Fire, and a country-rock injection via Dave Dudley‘s truck-driving anthem Six Days On The Road. The record also features standard thematic shout-outs to their deep adoration for hardcore professional wrestling, honoring legendary independent figures on tracks like Sabu, reinforcing their legacy as foundational figures in the American underground punk rock landscape.

Track Listing:

1. Intro 0:21
2. Guns Ablazin’ 2:30
3. Run My World 2:32
4. Six Days On The Road 2:33
5. Melting Pot 4:33
6. Smoke & Fire 2:27
7. Broke Down Blues 3:18
8. Commando 1:56
9. Sod 2:57
10. Sabu 2:15
11. I’m A Babyface Killer 2:16
12. Talk Show Trash 2:56
13. Backlash 3:07
14. Suicide Boogie 2:50
15. Sabu (Single Version) 2:08
16. Run My World (Single Version) 2:24
17. Sod (Live) 3:02