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Jumpercable
Jumpercable

Monkey Wrench (2008) — Jason

Jumpercable – Jumpercable cover artwork
Jumpercable – Jumpercable — Monkey Wrench, 2008

Awful intro that thankfully goes into speedy hardcore reminiscent of bands from the early part of this decade. It's fun and moshy. They even have a song that begins with a sweet simple bass line and some guitar feedback whine. There was a time when every band sounded like this and had names like Ten Yard Fight, In My Eyes, and Floorpunch. It was awesome. I have no idea why Jumpercable hasn't been brought to my attention before or even mentioned on a certain messageboard I can't escape from. Nevetheless, Jumpercable = fun.

8.9 / 10 — Jason • October 6, 2008

Jumpercable – Jumpercable cover artwork
Jumpercable – Jumpercable — Monkey Wrench, 2008

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