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The Boatsmen

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irst of all, besides the name and a captain’s hat here and there, Swedish action-rock sensations The Boatsmen don’t really mention boats at all on this, their fourth full-length album. So don’t, the fist-fighting , high-flying When , and the relentless Turbonegro-esque headbanger . All of it is played fast and furious with little regard for public safety, most of the tracks clocking in at two minutes or less. is not the work of pikers or part-time landlubbers, this is hard-core rock’n’roll made by and for hard-core rock’n’rollers. And it’s essentially a masterclass on how to melt faces.

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