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Reviews from the road……….
“Get your moshing shoes on and prepare to be knocked over…Mike V and crew hits like a big rig crashing through a rocket fuel plant”
-Skinnie - September 2007
“Loud, gritty and guttural music that gets your fists pumping and your head banging”
-Prick – September 2007
“Pro skater Mike Vallely has got a band as bad-ass as his daredevil footwork. Revolution Mother's debut disc, Glory Bound, embodies the freedom-searching spirit of skate punks everywhere and crashes it straight into the loud-as-they-wanna-be/amp-turned-up-to-11 power of classic rock and metal bands dating back to the '70’s”
-Ink19 – September 2007
“You will get served eleven very brutal produced speed rock tracks that are all strongly influenced by anything that sounds vile, dirty, unpolished and loud”
-Lords Of Metal – September 2007
“Their debut album is as much a lifestyle accessory as it is a collection of songs”
-Star Pulse – September 2007
"this Long Beach , Calif. , quartet plays it loud, fast and HEAVY. “Switchblades & Urethane” packs more meat than entire sets by other groups who played this year’s Warped Tour."
-The Vancouver Sun – August 2007
“Glory Bound tempers a hardcore thrust”
-Demonoid – August 2007
“It is straight forward no bullshit hardcore metal”
-Metal Revolution – August 2007
“It was Revolution Mother, on a tiny stage near the skateboard kids. All the way from Long Beach , Calif. , they played a crushing set of stoner rock that recalled Fu Manchu and, at times, Motorhead. Revolution Mother put the icing on the cake with a most appropriate cover of Black Flag's "Thirsty and Miserable." Next year: A bigger stage for Revolution Mother”
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – August 2007
“Smaller stages offered more diversity, with bands like Revolution Mother playing a dirty, ear-splitting sort of thrash metal. The band looked as if it were on work release from a rural penitentiary, its beards, denim jackets and tattoos fitting every stereotype of a California biker gang.”
-Denver Post – August 2007
“Revolution Mother opened up the Lucky 13 stage with a brutal, outlaw rock set that scorched anyone standing within 10 feet of the stage. Coming off like a cross between Nashville Pussy, Zeke, and Pantera, the band tore into their set as if surround by thousands of people at Madison Square Garden . This band is not for the faint at heart, and I actually witnessed half a dozen emo boys drop their ‘nads for the first time when Revolution Mother hit stage”
-Life In A Bungalow – August 2007
“A metal-edged skatepunk band led by singer and professional boarder Mike Vallely, Revolution Mother are basically the entire aesthetic of the Vans Warped Tour in human personification. Their debut album is as much a lifestyle accessory as it is a collection of songs…current punk mores and unapologetic vintage metal influences”
-All Music Guide – August 2007
“Revolution Mother gives us full energy from beginning to end”
-Metal Heart Zine – August 2007
“Pro skater Mike Vallely fronts a new band, Revolution Mother. Vallely is very much in the Henry Rollins mold; intense on stage and extraordinarily personable in person. Behind him are guitarist Jason Hampton (the Electric Hillbilly) and drummer Brendan Murphy (no nickname). Best question of the set: “Are there any outlaws left out there??!!” to the trucker hatted teens that surrounded the stage”
-LoveAcceptForgive/Word Press – August 2007
“don't know much about Revolution Mother, but I do know that they are a bunch of hard rocking mofos…extended listening to Revolution Mother is guaranteed to put hair on your chest, increase your tolerance for whiskey, and turn your Ford Escort into a hot rod. Not recommended for sissies”
-Can You See the Sunset from The Southside – August 2007
“ On one of the smaller stages, next to the one and only half pipe that was set up, I saw SoCal band Revolution Mother. Their set really broke the day up with their grindy, hard rock sound. During their set in the background you could see skaters bobbing their heads while peering over the top of the stage from the half pipe”
-ZERO – August 2007
“Singer Mike Vallely, a pro skateboarder, has a menacing, mesmerizing stage presence”
-Beaver County Times – August 2007
“dirty outlaw rock”
-Worchester Telegram Gazette --- August 2007
"dark and full of venom"
-Smart Punk - July 2007
“It’s loud, full of energy and if you aren't a Revolution Mother fan yet, you will be after you here this album”
-KNAC.com – July 2007
“A darker, thicker tone than typical punk or hardcore”
-Live Metal – July 2007
“The band, playing on a small stage with a Hot Rod poster dominating the background, smashed headlong into their set with a vigor and intensity that most of the main stage acts could only dream of. V. gripped his mic so tightly that it looked like the entire apparatus might explode in his hands as he sang and screamed his lyrics with a budged veins force that forced his eye shut, often for entire songs at a time”
-Collider – July 2007
“Just a crisp, clear sound… this band sounds great”
-ReadJunk – July 2007
“Bands like Revolution Mother are the reason I put up with all of the pop punk / emo crap that comes my way. About a year ago I raved about Revolution Mother’s Enjoy The Ride EP so I was happy as a pig in shit to get my hands on Glory Bound. Big fucking grooves ala Rollins Band meets Fu Manchu with thick production and raw vocals is the best way to describe this band. This CD definitely makes my best of list for 2007”
-East Coast Romper – July 2007
“Remember when punk was about greasy, unkempt gutter jams played by people who looked like they could kick your booty? Mike Vallely of Long Beach, CA.,boogie tramps Revolution Mother certainly does. The group spit out songs from its latest CD, Glory Bound, for those willing to listen to something that wasn't sucky and emo”
-The Providence – July 2007
“Alas the sound and accompanying vision provided by Mike and his band on stage was nothing short of refreshing.”
-MV Remix – July 2007
“ in the middle of all the emotional confusion, a band called Revolution Mother rocks with Sabbath-like simplicity”
-Metro Active – July 2007
“Mike V. and his band, buoyed by extensive touring, have tightened their game are letting things rip. From the blistering open notes of “Come On” through the closing power of “Roll Tonight,” Revolution Mother makes you take notice”
–Live Journal – July 2007
“Revolution Mother kick out the jams like their lives depend on it and deliver a sonic sucker punch to the gut”
-No Good TV – June 2007
