D.I.S. - Becoming Wrath

Lace up your Vans and grab your board. It's time to try to ollie over the stage while D.I.S. pumps out the tunes.The young L.A. band Destroyed In Seconds (aka D.I.S.) has been around the last few years extolling their brand of heavy music apparently known as D-punk. Which goes to show you that Rock is clearly the most prolific music on the planet with seemingly endless variations. In this case, D-punk (which basically sounds like punk music played by a thrash band) has been around since the late 70s over in Europe - by way of Sweden, no less.

Admittedly, listening through this album was a bit like listening to one half hour song as it sort of all blends together. But that's not to say they're phoning it in. The energy is brutal and relentless, I'll give 'em that. And Jon Tomala's throat must be made of galvanized steel, cuz this guy screams like the Incredible Hulk caught his junk in his zipper after taking a whiz. I'd be remiss if I failed to mention that there are moments of the music where a nice chunky groove weaves into the mix as on No Guillotine Like The Truth, that sounds like a forgotten Sevendust track.

One last middling criticism: I know it's sort of accepted, but if you can't play a good solo (even simple ones can be good), just don't even try. Okay?

The Bottom Line: I've no doubt that this is a young man's band, and they've got the goods to be respected by any young punk looking to drink and take out his anger at the world on fellow moshers all in a good night's fun. So, skaters: pick this up and work on those sneers.

Tracks So Heavy They'd Scare Jeff Spicoli Out Of The Park: Becoming Wrath, No Guillotine Like The Truth, Built For The End, and The Crushing Low

- Genghis shamefully never did learn to skate in high school in the 80s...