The Flex - Chewing Gum for the Ears LP

Artist: The Flex

Label: Lockin' Out Records

One of the defining bands of the NWOBHC scene and boasting members of Violent Reaction, Arms Race, Rated X, and many others, The Flex returns after an eight-year gap between full-lengths. Sonically, James Atkinson, of Voorhees and Gentlemen's Pistols fame, has captured the band's sound perfectly; all-trebly, buzzsaw guitars, guttural vocals, and a perfectly tight rhythm section, whilst Tin Savage's ever excellent art ensures a level of visual consistency that few bands are able to maintain. Influences rage from Antidote to Death Side to Outburst, and everything in between.

Track Listing:

1. Warboy
2. Inferno
3. Beechwood Terrace
4. Lost Cause
5. Voight-Kampff
6. Soma Holiday
7. Flex IV
8. Last Ones Left
9. Stranger
10. Chewing Gum For The Ears