Call it crust, call it skate punk, call it crossover. Platoon 1107 is one extreme new punk album from Thumper Punk Records and Veritas Vinyl. Platoon 1107 is the solo project of Jimmy Sisco (Absolved, Of Puritans And Lepers, ex-Nomad). This album screams 80’s – it sounds just like the skate/crossover mixtapes me and my friends would make to thrash to. But there is more than skate rock here – this EP is basically a tribute to the men and women that serve in the armed forces around the world. And to top all of that off, there is a cover of an Altar Boys song (“Final Hour”) that features guest vocals and guitar solos by Mike Stand himself. Some might find the mixture of punk rebellion mixed with patriotic honor a bit odd, but it works here.
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