The Lindstrom brothers (Corey and Casey) along with Mike Wright and Jon Sontag make up the punk-rock foursome the Fighting Jacks. By far the hardest-hitting band to come out of the South Bay since P.O.D., they signed with Tooth and Nail after about three years on the indie scene. Their head-nodding drums all too typical of punk-rock, too-good-to-be-true guitars, and catchy vocal melody, are sure to make their first signed album a breakaway success. Bringing a style with equal parts Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, and Jimmy Eat World, The Dying Art of Life hit shelves on October twenty-first; bringing with it the kind of music that actually makes one think about life in postmodern culture.
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The Phantom Tollbooth 2003Reviewed by Len NashThe Fighting Jacks present their debut disc on Tooth and Nail Records, and third disc as a band, aptly named, The Dying Art of Life. The new record is a positive lyrical blitzkrieg, musically combining influential bands like Denison Marrs, Foo Fighters, and Sunny Day Real Estate to make it mainstream nu-hardcore heavy with an emo appeal. Think of a lot of Denison Marrs, a punch to the gut from…Similar sounding releases
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