Aggression is the sophomore release from Verse. A lot of bands tend to hit a sophomore slump. Not sure why, but that’s what usually happens. However, this is not the case for this particular album. In fact, it seems like a natural progression from their From Anger lp. The passion and heart haven’t changed. The outspoken/unbroken vibe is still there, and the theme of achieving goals still remains. In fact, in the layout of the cd, there is a long list of books, articles and documentaries for bettering the world. Read up. Aggression is obviously the perfect soundtrack for that learning.
Strangely, considering it was released just yesterday, there is already schwag on ebay. Weird. Instead of ebay, wander over to theb9.com and stock up on the cd, vinyl, some t-shirts, maybe a banner or two. Do it. Do it now. And then when Verse (and Have Heart) come to your town this summer, pick up a few more tees and an extra cd for your little brother. Get him started on the right foot. What? You don’t have a little brother? Well, you can certainly pick one up for your little sister or uncle or weird, creepy neighbor or grandfather or … Support the bands!
This isn’t their sophomore release…
I must have been high when I wrote this review.