If you recognise the name Refuse All, it´s probably because they can lay claim to being one of the busiest bands on the punk circuit. But despite playing every gig, bar mitzvah and wake they can manage, and undergoing some changes in personnel, Refuse All have managed to release "What lurks beneath", their first release with the current line up.

What they have also managed to do with this album is to set a clear identity for themselves. The two guitar combination works a treat to give their sound some depth and substance, and new vocalist Kev´s throaty delivery gives the band a violent edge.

The lyric sheet doesn´t make cheerful nighttime reading either, a cynical rant at politicians, materialism, apathy and ignorance. Like all the best punk bands, Refuse All don´t have all the answers, but they do ask all the right questions. My favourite tracks on this are "not just a dream", "last winter" (despite the obviously nicked Motorhead riff sorry lads I noticed!), "slow motion suicide" and the brave attempt into new territory on "rise non-believer". If you like your music fast, angry and uncompromising, this is recommended.