Against All Authority - The Restoration Of Chaos & Order (2006)

While many of their ideological brethren have fled the punk-rock playground in search of corporate sponsorship, respectability and a pension plan, Against All Authority has done an admirable job of adhering to its D.I.Y. aesthetic. The Restoration Of Chaos & Order doesn’t break any new ground, lyrically or musically, but for Warped Tour kidz whose only exposure to radical politricks comes from The Daily Show, this should hit ‘em like a typhoon. The disc reveals just enough skankin’ riddims to soften the band’s hardcore punk sound a bit in the face of an unrelenting barrage of blistering guitars and throbbing basslines, every song displaying honest “rage against the machine.” AAA is unafraid to tackle issues like corporate greed, televised warfare, corrupt politics and the homogenization of punk with a righteous anger earned by a decade of living right, and a defiance that hasn’t budged an inch in over a decade. “We turn it up cause we like it loud,” indeed. (Hopeless Records) (Click on the CD cover to buy The Restoration Of Chaos & Order from Amazon.com)