Melbourne’s premier pub-punk misfits Private Function have today revealed their debut LP, St. Anger (yes, you read that correctly) will be released into the wild on Friday August 16 and to mark the occasion, the band have not only shared two lead tracks off the album, but have also announced they’ll be taking the album across the country on the St. Anger National Tour.
So does the album sound anything like Metallica? Not in the slightest. Much less of a homage to Metallica and more a hopeful attempt to be sued by the Ulrich empire, St. Anger is filled with snarling punk numbers, classic power-pop melodies, and the band’s signature brand of anthemic pub rock tunes. It’s brash, it’s brazen and it’s catchy as all hell.
Recorded live to tape in a single weekend in Reservoir with Blood Duster’s Jason Fuller, St. Anger marks the first full-length release from the Melbourne quintet, who've generated a fierce national following over the past two years thanks in equal parts to their schoolboy charm and commercial contempt.
St. Anger is out now via Disdain Records - do yourself a favour.
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