An uncompromising all-round assault from the far reaches of Australian skinhead rock!

Anyone who believes that street rocknroll is merely a British cultural asset will get a full broadside from Down Under with “The First Assault”. White Noise from Fremantle, Western Australia, released a debut on Rock-O-Rama Records in 1989 that smashes through the windshield of mediocrity like a cobblestone. There is no lamenting here, there is confrontation. No room for poetry - just harsh truths and an unembellished confrontation with reality.

White Noise fuse Australian skinhead hardcore with British street sound. Tracks like “Clockwork Violence”, ‘Rebels’ or “We Don't Need It” scream out their frustration in a world that sees the individual only as a consumer. This album is an expression of discontent set to music in one piece: harsh, loud, honest. No pathos, just full throttle. It's about identity, anger, belonging - set to music with drilling guitars, booming bass lines, driving drums and a frontman who manifests his lines more than sings them.

The production is dirty, raw and absolutely coherent. You can hear in every track that this band didn't record their songs for a talent contest, but for pubs, backyards and to fend off the next Antifa attack. Every song sounds like asphalt, concrete and steel, like work clothes and a weekend rush. The lyrics: straight from the gut, from the fist, from everyday life. No chatter for intellectual sophisticates - instead, anger in verse form.

“The First Assault” is a time stamp - a document of a scene that is more than just music: subculture, resistance, outlet. The record is in the best tradition of Combat 84, Last Resort, 4-Skins, Condemned 84 or, if you like, the first album by the Böhsen Onkelz. Nothing on White Noise sounds like a copycat, but has its own signature.

Anyone looking for skinhead rock in its unadorned, brutally honest form will not be able to avoid this album. White Noise don't provide background music for the champagne reception at the local trusted-flagger-club - they provide the soundtrack to rebellion. “The First Assault” is not an invitation to a chat - it is a metaphorical, morning doorcrusher-entry as an awakening experience of a special kind. And that's exactly what makes it so indispensable to this day.

This time limited to only 200 (!) units, digitally remastered (vinyl mastering), only available in black 12 inch vinyl. Unfortunately, not all the songs could be saved for the present day, but that doesn't detract from the overall enjoyment, as the album contains a total of 9 tracks.

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