Boxcutter - The Ill Testament

BOXCUTTER
'The Ill Testament'

Year: 2009
Country: United States
Site: http://www.myspace.com/boxcutterbfl

Tracklist:

01. King Of Thugz
02. BFL Soldier
03. Ghetto Story Pt. 2
04. Crown Of Rightousness
05. 2 Young 2 Die
06. History Lesson Pt. 1
07. You Scared
08. Lets Do This
09. Da Recipe
10. Get Up

Official Boxcutter Myspace

Download Link - Megaupload.com

Similar Bands:
Mushmouth, Fury Of Five, E-Town Concrete, Body Count

Review by Wren from http://www.stereokiller.com/ :

Boxcutter, the Kingz Of Thugz are back. I’ve been bugging Mahmood to get my hands on a copy of this for who knows how long. I love Pitbull Ways and Thug Rock so my anticipation was pretty high when I saw this in my pile of albums to review.

For those who don’t know. Boxcutter is pretty much a super-group of hardcore OG’s. Featuring Ismean (Fury Of V) and Mad Joe Black (OTW/WIC) on vocals and Richie Krutch and Chris Mushmouth on guitars giving their version of a straight from the streets hip-hop/hardcore mix. Bands like Body Count and E-Town Concrete come to mind for quick comparisons but Boxcutter has a style all their own. If you think Mushmouth with hip-hop beats you are on the right track.

Most of the record features the hip-hop/hardcore hybrid and this material is the heaviest stuff they’ve recorded to date. BFL Soldier, Ghetto Story Part II, Crown Of Righteousness are so good its hard for me to get passed the halfway point of the album because I’m always going back to listen to them again. Each of the more instrument focused songs are catchy yet keep their hard edge. It will be hard not to bob your head or put your foot through someone’s torso once you pop this one. For songs like Kingz Of Thugz, Too Young To Die, and The Recipe that band opts to almost ditch the instruments completely and generate their focus on straight up hip-hop. Kingz is a call for battle against the “wangstas” of the world. Too Young is a ballad track about a fallen friend. The Recipe will have girls shaking their asses while their boyfriends are brawling.

Boxcutter is definitely a “love’em or hate’em” band and I’m a total sucker for this stuff. This album has gotten heavy play time since I’ve got my hands on it and I don’t see that stopping for awhile. The best thing is two of my favorite older Boxcutter songs (Ghetto Story and Move’em Out) are featured as bonus tracks on the record. Hearing Ismean on the mic again brings me back to the Fury Of Five days and gets me pumped. I can’t wait to see these guys live.

If you know and like old Boxcutter, prepare to be blown away. If you don’t like them, well that’s your loss. If you are into bands like E-Town Concrete and Body Count then you’ll definitely be into this record.

Label:
Screaming Crow Records

Fury of Five

FROM THEIR MYSPACE:

About Fury Of Five

Forming in 1994, FURY OF FIVE are no strangers to NYC Hard Core. They've left their mark in clubs from Avenue A to 154th Street. However, FURY OF FIVE hail from New Jersey and are hand in hand with the other hardcore bands coming out of the neighboring big city. What makes this band so unique is their ability to attract the typical hardcore/punk kid with their street-level, fuck society lyrics coupled with skankable songwriting and the average metalhead through their proficient use of head-spinning, jagged riffs.

The band has toured extensively throughout the Northeastern United States and has two European tours under their belts. The aggression, mayhemand energy that exists at a FURY show is unsurpassed. 'At War With The World' was recorded at the reknowned Normandy Sound by Jamie Locke (Vision of Disorder, Madball, Obituary...).
FURY OF FIVE is the epitome of what today's underground music scene needs- a brutally honest, in your face, hard-working band. If you like hard music and want the real deal, come and get some.

After all the shit that's gone down. After all the crap that's been said. The rip offs, the beat downs, the lies, the fucked up promoters, the broken promises, the record companies... Here it is FURY OF FIVE. "This Time It's Personal". This is the group that never compromised and never ever backed down. With FURY OF FIVE at any moment it could go off big time. A look, a stare, an attitude... see ya pal. I hope your insurance is paid up. Being addicted to chaos and anarchy myself I knew that I had to manage this band from the first day I met them. Self destruction was eminent, it was really just a matter of time. But in the end who really gives a fuck. We went around the world and had some good times and that's really where it's at. This is the band that took no shit (Or what they thought was shit) from anybody. Whether you were in a band (especially if you were in a band), a bouncer in a club, or just an everyday fool who can't keep your mouth shut your ass would get fucking taxed. It kept things lively - that's for sure. But when you live by the sword of course you die by the sword as well. In the end all of Fury's violent exploits painted them into a corner. There was just nowhere to go. It's hard to be a band when clubs don't want you to play since you put a bunch of their bouncers in the hospital. So there you have it. This could be the final document of the legendary New Jersey based band FURY OF FIVE... so enjoy it!... Or else!

Studio albums


* No Reason to Smile (1996)
DOWNLOAD HERE


* At War With the World (1998)
DOWNLOAD HERE


* This Time it's Personal (2000)
DOWNLOAD HERE


THIS IS REAL HARDCORE !!

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