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69 Eyes/Dead Boys 7" Review

November 24, 2024
The cover of a game called the renfields

Earlier this month Finnish Goth Rockers 69 Eyes released a blood red colored 7” single via Cleopatra Records where the band teamed up with the Dead Boys (Cheetah Chrome) to do a rousing rendition of the Dead Boys infamous “Sonic Reducer”. If you know who the Dead Boys are, then you know what we’re looking at here – Classic Punk Rock!


“Sonic Reducer” has been covered by tons of bands, but this version really holds up – vocalist, Jyrki 69 has a fantastic voice, and he captures the spirit of Stiv Bators perfectly here. The recording is top tier as well, the band along with Dead Boy mainstay Cheetah Chrome kick some mean ass on this track.



The b-side of this single is the 69 Eyes cover of The Cramps “Aloha from Hell” that first saw the light of day on Cleopatra’s Cramps Tribute from 2023. Again, Jyrki 69 does a great job vocally and the band absolutely rips through a Cramps classic! If you haven’t checked out that Cramps Tribute, I strongly suggest doing that soon, it’s a well-deserved tribute to one of the greatest bands to ever plug in. This is one of the coolest 7” releases in recent memory, good to see and hear the 69 eyes paying homage to legends!

~Black Angel 

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