A man singing into a microphone while playing a guitar
A man playing a guitar next to another man playing a double bass
A man is playing a red gibson guitar
A man singing into a microphone while another man plays a guitar
A man wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket is singing into a microphone.
A group of people are standing on a stage playing instruments.
A shirtless man is playing drums in front of a sign that says el camilly
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A man in a black shirt is playing a double bass
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Rough Cutt III

June 17, 2021

After what seems like forever, the boys in Rough Cutt (or well the one’s that matter) have returned with a new disc, entitled III! I can’t stress to you just how good this album truly is, it’s absolutely incredible!! Shortino has never sounded better, the man is simply magnificent – one of my favorite voices in Rock music. Musically, the album picks up where the band left off all those years ago & if that’s not enough Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot/Ratt & etc) rips off some blistering leads on 3 tracks. There’s a ton of monster riffs and over the top melodies to be soaked up in every tune, this could’ve easily been a successful follow up to “Wants You”. My favorite tracks off the album are “Dive”, “Bleed” & “Secrets” – just to name a few.

Long years ago, I was late to the party on Rough Cutt, I didn’t actually hear the band/know who they were until I picked up the Self-Titled Quiet Riot album all those years ago, expecting to hear Kevin Dubrow singing. I was disappointed until the 3rd or 4th song and then I was like whoever this Paul dude is, he’s a BEAST! And from then on I sought out anything related to Paul Shortino which lead me to Rough Cutt… As of this moment, the album is only available on cd/download courtesy of Demon Doll Records, maybe they’ll see fit to press it to vinyl, if they don’t, the disc is plenty enough – don’t fool yourself, this is a must have album in any format! I’m STOKED about the release of the album, it caught me off guard – I was scrolling facebook and there it was, I immediately clicked on the bandcamp link and purchased the disc a few minutes later!

Personally, for me, it seems that a great deal of bands from this era swing hard and miss when they wait so long between albums, this is absolutely not the case here. If you’re fan of Hard Rock, this is a definite must have for your collection. Shortino, Derakh & Thorne prove once more that they can still get it done under the Rough Cutt banner. I’m hoping this is just the beginning and the band will continue to release new albums every year or two. For now, I’m 100% sure that this new album will be in my top ten of 2021.

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