VULTURES UNITED - Dirt Hearts (cd)

1. Dirt Dicks
2. Strung Up And Swinging
3. California Hearts
5. Bad Seeds
6. Dame Tu Cuerpo
7. Jordan Needs A Life Raft Because His Ship Is Sinking
8. Amputees
9. Membership Dues For The Hellfire Club

Orange County, California's VULTURES UNITED may possibly be the saviors of the almost non-existent Southern California punk/hardcore scene. Not many punk and hardcore enthusiasts have seen a band this explosive in years. Inspired by 80's punk/hardcore acts Black Flag and Minor Threat, they also draw influences from 90's punk and hardcore acts The Nerve Agents, Swing Kids, The Murder City Devils, Refused, Dead Low Tide, Kid Dynamite and even more current acts like The Bronx, Hot Snakes, Every Time I Die, The Hives, Some Girls, Queens Of The Stone Age and Paint It Black. Of course, these are all just influences. Roll all of those bands up, add a suburban upbringing, real life frustrations like having to grow up and be responsible, having a full time job, going to school to make something of yourself and just living the American nightmare, and there you have it. The reality of VULTURES UNITED: Destroyed amplifiers, guitars through windows, smashed drums and blown out vocal chords. There are those who follow and those who forge their own path.