*** "I HEAR ALL YOU TALK ABOUT SMASH THE STATE, LEFT WING, RIGHT WING, FULL OF HATE!!!" ***

BETTER DEAD THAN RED - "R.A.C. WARRIORS" ("Commie Killer Tunes"; CD):

One of the few (current) R.A.C. bands that I really like, and after reviewing their record "MARX WAS WRONG" (2006) earlier before here on this very blog it's now time for their next record "R.A.C. WARRIORS" (2007), and when I finally can get their self-titled last release (2009) somewhere to buy here then you will also get the record review of this one here to read. So, okay, now back to this record here. First I thought: "Uhm, nah, what have they done here?!?" It was all about the powerless production sound, and yes, sadly enough the production sound was, is and stays crap, even you get used to it. After this, getting used to it, I have to admit that this one here is as good as the "MARX WAS WRONG" release, if not maybe even a little bit better. It's a little bit 'softer' or not that heavy as the precursor release, sometimes a little bit more classical old styled (but NOT retro) R.A.C. music and a lot of good old Rock & Roll music is there to name as heavier musical influences, and the Hardcore notes that were to recognize on the precursor full length you can seak and seak here on this one but you just won't find them. Melodic, yet still heavy guitar work, dirty rockin' and even more dirty rollin', is markin' the songs very strong. Powerful guitar riffs, hymnal leads, and some really pretty cool guitar solos leaving their impressive bootprint on the songs of "R.A.C. WARRIORS". Then we do get the typical very hard but also somehow really impressive melodic and also truly anthemic lead vocals of BETTER DEAD THAN RED, hard and smart, and I really love this lead singing voice, just listen to their fantastic ROSE TATTOO covertune "IT'S GONNA WORK ITSELF OUT", great voice that I can also imagine very well as the lead singing voice of some Southern Rock band out there. Really great!!! And it's all backed up by a very massive and bulky, tight and unstoppable forward marching rhythm section, that's really giving the songs the last kick to push them forward into battle. And sometimes we also get delivered a pretty cool organ, what's always a nice thing. And they are still playing their very own style and sound of R.A.C.music, hm, maybe you can locate them somewhere in the wide open space between BRUTAL ATTACK, ARRESTING OFFICERS, and ROSE TATTOO (no, the last ones had never been a R.A.C. band, I know, I hope you too...), but keep in mind that these are just something like cornerstones 'cause BETTER DEAD THAN RED are copying nobody. On top of it we do also get a big bunch of very militant and violent and critical (on the ruling policy as well as society) lyrics, and yes, it's R.A.C. music so the oh so evil Reds are (still) the global threat and enemy no. # 1 and the ruling policy is still occupied by and protecting the Reds, even something like a somehow socialist or even communist policy is nowhere to be seen (don't talk about the self proclaimed left revolutionary states in South America, 'cause that's just nothing but a farce at all), especially not in the western world. But okay, perceptions can and do differ, and that's okay. But the lyrics of BETTER DEAD THAN RED are also pretty often very good stuff, just listen to the great battle anthem "CARRY YOUR BANNERS", brilliant!!! The ROSE TATTOO cover, it's mentioned before, is really good, but that cover of LUNIKOFF ("TERRORIST WITH A GUITAR") I really haven't needed, stupid White Power Nazi faggot!!! But, okay, why the hell ever they had done it, you don't have to listen to it if you don't need or like it, point and fact!!! By the way, still for what I do get I can't see any White Power, NS, 14/88 faggot crap here, and so all is fine with me. A very stand-alone R.A.C. band of today, musically as well as lyrically, that you really should give a try if you like some pretty good guitar dominated Rock & Roll music with a conservative and nationalist stance. Check them out!!! Ah, and the controversial artwork looks pretty cool!!! If just not this crappy production sound would make that much damage to it the rating would be also better... Cheers & Oi! (8 of 10 points)

(http://www.myspace.com/bdtrracwarriors)

And now you get also some videos of some BETTER DEAD THAN RED tracks, just enjoy them!!! Oi!

BETTER DEAD THEN RED - "YOU'RE GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"

BETTER DEAD THEN RED - "CAN'T BELIEVE"

BETTER DEAD THAN RED - "COMMIE KILLER"