Stompbox - Stress...

My original intent was to just put the song “No Woods” by Stompbox on this months mix, but after listening to that song for the first time in at least a year I felt their album Stress deserved bit more than just a selection on some mix. I remember rocking this album quite a bit back in the day after it was recommended to me since I listened to Helmet so freaking much at the time. It’s no secret however, that Stress shares a lot of similarities to Helmet and many of its other post-hardcore contemporaries at that time that all found a bit more success. Unfortunately this album was their only full-length as the band pretty much vanished shortly after the album was released. Members would later appear in a few different bands, most notably Milligram and Placer. For those that enjoy anything in the same area as Helmet, Prong, Quicksand, etc. then I can’t imagine not owning this album. Even though it’s relegated to cut out bins and rarely talked about, this album was definitely one that could hold its own against any of the aforementioned bands best material. It’s a full offering of chunky guitars that hit like a fucking 18 wheeler and some great melodies mixed in as well.

Stompbox – No Woods [MP3]
Stompbox – Now, What It’s Worth [MP3]
Stompbox – Esoteric Song [MP3]

As you can probably imagine, this being the only release and it being a major label cast off, it can be found for pretty much nothing around the net (Amazon). I would suggest shelling out the one or two dollars for this disc.

Tomorrow is Halloween and I will probably be throwing up the monthly mix for October up on here sometime during the day, so be sure to check back for that. Enjoy!