Vitamin X – “See Thru their lies”

Released in 2000 through Underestimated Records (and via SOA Records in Europe), See Thru Their Lies stands as the blistering debut full-length from Amsterdam’s straight edge thrash-hardcore outfit Vitamin X. Emerging at a time when European hardcore was pivoting toward faster, highly aggressive styles, this record defined the band’s signature fusion of chaotic, hyper-speed 1980s Boston straight edge with the razor-sharp urgency of Dutch pioneers like B.G.K. and the intense, frantic riffing of Lärm. Clocking in at under twenty-three minutes for all seventeen tracks, it delivers an unrelenting barrage of socio-political critique and personal frustration backed by ferocious breakdowns and precise, blistering thrash tempos. The record established Vitamin X as an immediate global force in the early 2000s DIY punk landscape, proving that a band could be deeply principled without sacrificing a shred of sonic velocity or manic live energy.

Track Listing:

01. See Thru Their Lies – 0:56
02. Not Me – 1:16
03. Beg For More – 1:21
04. Ripped Of Its Past – 1:04
05. One More Time – 1:02
06. Better World – 2:17
07. Annihilate War – 1:11
08. Reach Out – 2:00
09. D.N.A. – 1:07
10. Pack Of Wolves – 1:14
11. Keep It Alive – 1:21
12. Verbal Abuse – 0:31
13. Who’s Gonna Gain? – 1:10
14. I’m A Kid – 1:31
15. Your Life – 0:35
16. Point Of No Return – 1:33
17. Regret – 1:50