
Another band from big row of US bands which were released through Dim records. Band Vanguard comes from Northern Carolina, they play in 5 pieces and this is their debut solo album after their split with another US band ATF. Band plays slower brickwall Oi! where dominates hard bass line and skinhead lyrics with no compromises. If you like the bands like Counterattack, Total Annihilation, Boot Party or older things like Kicker Boys or first album from Last Resort you will also like Vanguard. As I said before the lyrics are really without any compromise, so I would give to you nice example from song Fencewalker: „I´m not SHARP or white supremacist but you don´t care and you still insist on seeing things only in black and white“. Lyrics of Vanguard are about posers (Brand New Boots), rotten system (PCL), patriotism and negative attitude to terrorism (Patriot Action), fight of Americans in different wars (Fight to Win), narrow minded look on skinheads (Fencewalker), and also some good old ultraviolence (The Horror Show) etc. This is just few things which are enough to you to make an opinion about Vanguard. Me personally like the title song What we Bleed, than Patriot Action, Fight to Win, The Horror Show, but most of all Fuck the Blues. Booklet is folding but the lyrics are written like normal text without paragraphs so it is difficult to read them. Thankslist and band photos (one photo) are also there and the fact that the album was released on Dim Records is a stamp of quality so don´t be shy and afraid and order it across www.4subculture.com.