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Municipal Waste Tango and Thrash CD Review

September 29, 2024
The cover of a game called the renfields

Tango and Thrash is an EP that features a handful of songs that were originally recorded in 2002 and released in 2003 as part of a split with Bad Acid Trip. It also features a couple of Corrosion of Conformity covers as well as a Poison Idea track that were on previously released compilations (Dark Thoughts: A Tribute to C.O.C. and Super Sabado Gigante Compilation) respectively. It features mainstays Tony Foresta on vocals and Ryan Waste on guitar with Andy Harris on bass and Brandon Ferrell (R.I.P.) on drums. 


This is a quick wham, bam, thank you ma'am as even for an EP it's short, clocking in at under 10 minutes. Even with such a short run time, you get a clear idea of what the band is capable of musically in addition to their adulation for Kurt Russell. This sees the band showcasing their hardcore punk influences more than the crossover thrash sound that they would embrace and become synonymous with shortly hereafter. Everything here is a banger, but standouts include "Dropped Out", "Big Trouble In Little China" and the Poison Idea cover "Self Abuse".

~TJ

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