The Bare Minimum unload an absolute frenetic barrage of hard rock turbulence on ‘Is a Gateway Drug’. The high energy punk rock explosion bring out a combination of skater rock grown in the 90s alongside an absurdist an otherwise irreverent tonality across the pieces. Each single opens up a new onslaught on the senses, flooding you with these aggressive drums and raging guitar strokes again and again in a furious flurry of electric strumming and banging fervour. The vocals are loud and in your face, unloading a certain furious vigour that completely bangs you up to speed with whatever you’re doing.
Opening with song that’s titled as provocatively and melodied as furiously as ‘Back in the D.P.R.K’ is a sure-fire way to get you rolling. It’s an absolutely chaotic piece that just floors your senses. The album includes 6 new songs and 6 previously released singles (“Bonestorm”, “Scars and Stripes”, “Party Martyr”, “Echo in my Head”, “Bitter Pill”, and “Woah”). It’s an adrenaline rush for any junkie craving for some freneticism. The sheer fury of ‘Echo in my Head’ alone was enough to get me turned up to a thousand and hit new PRs at the gym.
A hard rock album that stays true to its word, ‘ The Bare Minimum’ is unhinged catharsis for any devout fan of classic rock and roll that goes the next level.