
Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, DISASTER STRIKES is the first band from the New England region of the United States to ever release an album on Alternative Tentacles. Their politically informed, impassioned music is not easily pigeonholed. Formed in 1999, DISASTER STRIKES have crafted their own unique brand of political punk and hardcore inspired by diverse influences including DEAD KENNEDYS, ECONOCHRIST, SLAPSHOT and CRASS.
DISASTER STRIKES has sold thousands of records and has toured the Eastern United States extensively. The band is slated to embark on their first-ever West Coast US tour in March 2007 with punk legends NAKED AGGRESSION and fellow-Boston punks MOUTH SEWN SHUT.
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“Cross MDC with bands like Aus Rotten, React, and The Pist. Disaster Strikes crank out politically minded hardcore that draws from a variety of styles of the genre, from dual vocal delivery, Dead Kennedys-esque instrumentation on some songs, to Rollins style spoken vocal delivery. – Razorcake Zine
“It's like something TSOL or the Dead Kennedys would've done. It seems like a good sign since – thanks/no thanks to Blink-182—punk rock has been about girls” – Brian Posehn, for Philadelphia Weekly
"Imagine Black Flag, Fugazi and DRI in a political science class, and the Massachusetts-based punk/hardcore quintet DISASTER STRIKES, the bastard child of such a concoction, is born… Songs that hit such topics as workers' rights, misappropriation of funds and a general contempt for the government are all here. And the music, chaotic in a Suicidal Tendencies kind of way at times and paying much homage to the early crossover sounds of punk and hardcore, hits just as hard as an elbow to the jaw." – Too Much Zine
“With a classic political punkcore sound not unlike Aus Rotten or The Unseen, Disaster Strikes has put out a powerful, raw and straining record with more integrity than is usually expected. With guest performances by the great Jello “I Own The Label” Biafra and DJ Molotov and production by Today is the Day Frontman Steve Austin, this is a teeth-on-the-curb, awareness-pushing record with some surprisingly catchy guitar hooks and empowering breakdowns.” – Origivation Magazine
“Disaster Strikes = Municiple Waste + Dead Kennedys + I Object. Liberty Toast is pissed-off, politically-charged and, overall, ***** awesome! I suppose one good effect of the George W. Bush presidency is that a lot of great music is being created (much like during the Reagan era) as a reaction to his stupidity. If you like your punk punched full of politics without sounding preachy, this is a band for you.” – SLUG Zine
“Man, I love the lyrics to this album. Every song contains essential messages that need to be heard more now than ever. Hell, these lyrics should be taught in American public schools as opposed to the naïve moral, economic, and military superiority that is all students get these days, as addressed in "No Chance." Naturally, Disaster Strikes tackles the major Alternative Tentacles issues, like the reality of Wal-Mart jobs, the lack of thought heading into Iraq, a call for union and general strike, pose-for-something-but-do-nothing Bono musician/celebrities, and general public disingenuousness and stereotyping, bolstered by an adaptation of Langston Hughes' poem "Ballad Of Sinner Boy" and the United Mine Workers' Constitution… compared to what the Warped tour passes off as punk these days, Disaster Strikes is fucking legendary.” – Tiny Mix Tapes
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