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Cheech Interview

I guess everyone should be familiar with this band so I gonna skip the introduction. The band got new album out, called Beast From The East, via WTF Records. I talked with them just after it came out but it took about two months for my lazy ass to post the interview. My apologies! Anyway, here it is. I just gonna say the album is dope, the review coming soon!

New Cheech album in April!

New Cheech album will be out in April via WTF REcords! The record is called Beast From The East and will feature 17 tracks of the anti-social hardcore that the band is infamous for!

Cheech to drop 4th full length album

Cheech, which is one of the most criminally underrated bands out of Boston, has provided news on their new album which is currently in the works: "This summer we will be finishing up our 4th full length album. Title and label will be announced in the coming weeks. Be sure, it will be a killer record, one much BIGGER than any previous Cheech release. Because of this, we are starting the campaign now and trying to reach as many people as we can."

All Cheech releases are available for free streaming and/or download at band's Bandcamp website including DEMO versions of a few new songs:

Cheech - People Against Goodness And Normalcy

Unleashing their tested formula of confident, ąnti-social and whisky obsessed hardcore, Cheech finally puts forth PAGAN Ep and prove they are still knuckled up and ready to brawl!
The fact that Paul Bearer is doing guest appearance here is enough recommendation in itself to buy this EP, but good news is that rather than capitalizing on big names, the band definitely holds their own and once again pump out some vicious shit. The meat of the album is raw hardcore with lots of harsh vocals and thrash riffing, emulating that 90’ sound mixed with the occasionally crushing slow parts. While PAGAN is positive proof of ‘if it’s not broke, don’t fix it’ mentality, it’s good to hear that they’re getting better and better in their craft getting the job done in an impressively direct and brutally honest style. No technical wankery, instead they stick to the basics and fill each of the song with the same high energy groove you loved Blood For Blood, Sheer Terror or Agnostic Front albums for. There aren’t many stand out tracks in here, instead the album works well as a whole. The recording quality is rough, yet this only enhances the vibe of the music. Perhaps the most endearing aspect of this EP is that whatever they sing about, they still maintain that laid back and fun attitude people either love them or hate them for. Overall, if you are fan of their previous albums, make sure you check it out cause once again the band managed to shelf out a bunch of powerful and antisocial hardcore tunes all you lowlifes and outcasts should appreciate.

Review by Dloogi
Label: NGS Records
Year: 2010
Band's website