DEMO REVIEW: MobAttack - "A Night Of Disrespect"

   MobAttack is a d-beat style punk band from Corona. They label themselves as "tradional hardcore punk" on their bandcamp page but they've got to be referring to what was called "hardcore" in England not the States, because this brings to mind bands like Conflict, Discharge, or even maybe Disorder much more than what's "traditionally" called "hardcore" here in California.
   This 2-song demo is alright but there are just so many bands in this vein from the last 30 years that its difficult for any of them, much less a startup, to really stand out at all. The first song has a repeating 2-chord verse with thrashy, kinda sloppy drums and for the 'chorus'/chant part its like they're just going down the fretboard playing muted harmonics. It's called "Join The Resistance," and again Conflict came up in my mind as the nearest point of reference. Take that as you will.
   The second song, "Disaster or Disarmament" (real topical, guys) has a bit more substance but unfortunately the main riff in the song is pretty much the exact same chords as "Crippled With Fear" by State Of Fear, and for me that's like a classic so it was kind of hard to hear this song without hearing that also subconsciously. There's a real crappy solo at the end, although not out of step for d-beat/street punk stylings, and then the demo's over.
   This was released over a year ago and they don't appear to have any new music out since, but they do have some shows listed so I'm gonna just believe that somewhere in their set are songs more memorable or worthwhile than what's on this demo.

http://mobattack.bandcamp.com/album/a-night-of-disrespect