Rum Lad: Chat Shit Get Banged – album review

Rum Lad: Chat Shit Get Banged

Self release.

Derbyshire no nonsense punk bastard rallies against the Tory bastards and the rest of the snowflake woke cunts with a sprawling double album of vitriolic tunes that attempt to smash the system says Wayne AF Carey…

Only a week ago I invited Ritchie (Rum Lad) to The Salty Dog in Northwich for a gig with fellow upstart Dead Sheeran and we made a slight dig in history for true punk to raise its head in these uncertain times of ‘eat or heat’. Fuck that! We need our own self preserved energy from lightning bolts of punk like this guy. A massive slab of punk from the one man who can produce it.

Kicking off with the name dropping Football that kicks off (ha) into the rousing All Rise which calls the working classes to grow some bollocks. Boy Racer is what it says on the tin. Cunts in BMW’s and Audis’s who wind every bastard up. It’s all manic punk guitar riffs backed with bass and drums that kick your head in, all done by Ritchie himself. With a full band this could be massive.

Eton Mess is a punk onslaught with some top as fuck lyrics and a fuck you to coked up privileged kids who have it all! Ace with the police sirens! Brains tones it down a bit but doesn’t really when it kicks in! Angry as fuck and belting stuff. Pure punk power that I’ve not heard for a while. Is this one man I hear? Jesus! Fight Fight Fight is pure full on fury. A pummelling fist of power. Forgotten Ones has a dirty riff that flies into the venom of Rum with his council estate mentality that hits hard. Punk as fuck.

My Girlfriend Is A Tory is funny as fuck. A story about a bloke struggling with a partner that’s a nightmare. Leaders is self explanatory. A proper rant against the higher toffs that don’t give a fuck. Burn It To The Ground is fuckin ace! A top anthem that sounds mental with a mad bassline! Saviour is a dark bastard that doesn’t relent with Rum giving it some serious noise throughout with some delicate guitar licks that hit the mark.

Politics People is angry as fuck and why not? “Get down to Cash Convertors and lighten the load” True story at the moment. Rum just says it like it is. Stamp It Out just ramps it up. Sharing the bifters around? Anger on the streets? Kicking off about Tweets? Internet Police? Observational stuff at its best.

Fast paced number Taste is angry as fuck. Proper hardcore punk at its best. Bang on shit that fucks you up! This is angry stuff that kicks you in the bollocks/vagina. Sir War Crimes is proper fucked up shit. Another blasting punk tune that makes you think. Shit… Zippys Dead is another punk motherfucker. Mad as fuck and a loud bastard of a tune! Ace! Tories (Not For You) is a mad punk hit at the Tories yet again. Rumbling madness that tells you “Tories are not for you” A great punk track that you all need to hear.

Tin Foil Hat is fuckin ace! A mega riff with amazing lyrics that takes the piss out of people who hide under bullshit and conspiracy theories! Naming no names! Last track Underdog is a 100 mile hour Motorhead tune. Pure punk bollocks with a massive dirty bass line that rises and falls.

Sleaford Mods can fuck right off! This is the best punk as fuck album I’ve heard for ages. Filled with fury and truth from the start. Rum Lad should be massive. You heard it here first.

Words by Wayne Carey, Reviews Editor for Louder Than War. His author profile is here