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Reviews

Big Cheese magazine:
These Midlands punks have fused 80s US hardcore influences with its UK counterpart to make a powerful noise. Think Black Flag jamming with GBH and the Bronx. From the opening salvo of 'Size Zero' to the Fugazi-esque 'Coffee Grinds' there is not a duff track. A strong contender for punk album of 2009.

Mass Movement magazine:
I’ve been playing this damn record for the last two hours, and apart from trying to shift the stupid grin plastered all over my face, the only things I can think of whilst listening to Section 13 are Dag Nasty, Snuff and the Summer of 1987, which pretty much makes this record a slice of punk rock perfection as far as I’m concerned. Nothing else to say is there? Bloody fantastic…

Punktastic.com:
This CD may just take the award for music that you could not date if you tried. I am not talking taking it out to dinner – I mean this band are utterly timeless. I always try to listen to review CDs before reading the press release, so as not to get too many preconceptions clouding the review. I knew this was a Boss Tuneage records release, so assumed it was one of their growing collection of re-released 80s gems. It absolutely isn’t. It’s straight up 80s angular hardcore/post-hardcore straight out of Leamington Spa.
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Organ Magazine Online:
What we have here is a full-on proper blasting UK hardcore punk band taking their no messing energetic cue from those classic US hardcore bands from back there – Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Cro-Mags, Minor Threat, Flipper... Little bit of English dirt in there with all the energy and the attitude, that raw angry shouty Assert street punk feel - all wholesome, proper and all very good for yer, proper raw blasting hardcore punk rock goodness and a rather recommended album... nice one. www.myspace.com/section13hc or www.section13hc.com – and oh, look at that set of free downloadable take them away for nothing punk rock cover song MP3 things they got there waiting for you on their website.

CrossFire:
At least there are a few more punters in the building when Section 13 (from Leamington Spa) get going and belt out 20minutes of fast ‘n tuneful hardcore that recalls elements of Dag Nasty, and a decent cover of Minor Threat’s “In My Eyes” kinda rams home the point… do ya fuckin’ get it??!!

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