REMEDY REVIEWS:

I hate to sound redundant and cliched, but the first word that comes to mind when listening to Manifesto Jukebox is INTENSE (as defined by Webster: "Having or exhibiting a distinctive feature to an extreme degree" and also "Deeply felt; profound."). Manifesto Jukebox's distinctive feature is their undeniable aural rage that's all-at-once passionate, precise, and, yes, profound. It's most definitely pure punkrock kineticism in attitude, emotion, and delivery (but thankfully without all of the stylish and predictable bullshit antics that routinely permeate the punkrock airwaves today!). With this sonically endearing CD, my ears are appreciatively basking in an arousing assortment of sound that's entirely riveting, uniquely original, and powerfully uplifting. Gravelly anger-tinged vocals, jangly and urgent distortion-heavy guitars, power-surge undercurrents of bass-thumping splendor, and sporadic deafening bursts of volcanic percussion all intricately intermingle into one immense explosion of unstoppable energy (think Husker Du, Leatherface, and an entire regiment of Molotov cocktail-tossing seditionists). I swear to you, this is one of the most life-altering auditory experiences I've ever endured. So rise up and meet the Manifesto Jukebox challenge as soon as humanly possible’Ä your ears will be eternally grateful! - Roger Moser, Jr. RAZORCAKE (BYO)

Hailing from the land known as Fin (FINLAND) comes the savior the underground rock world has been waiting for. MANIFESTO JUKEBOX! By far the greatest of recent imports to hit the states in close to 5 years (Oxymoron being the other in my opinion). First off I need to explain what makes them so great. Basically they play a very unique style of what I like to call punk. I would have to place them somewhere between the likes of LEATHERFACE and JAWBREAKER. The music is both aggressive and somber at the same time. Never have I felt so relaxed yet filled with so much adrenaline. MANIFESTO might be the living paradox of rawk n' roll. Heavy and subtle, loud and calm, raw and refined all at the same time. The guitars mesh wildly with the resonance and stability of the bass and drums, all the while providing a solid background to the rough yet melodic vocal treatment that spins tales of introspection (Exits to Sanity), the human condition (Trial) and society (When Bubbles Burst). All hail the new Kings. This is the end all of all things good. Isn't about time you had something worthy in your player? -Larry Lugz , Americore Zine

First off, BYO is a kickass label that's been going for 20 years now. That's long before anyone was making money off punk rock and God bless them and their perseverance. Manifesto Jukebox are using the red, black and white graphic that you can see from this page is a pretty popular new look. Strangely enough, MJ are from Finland. While they aren't the only Finpunks, the list is pretty short. They probably turned to English bands like Snuff for inspiration. Like Snuff, MJ have that deep resonant singing and guitars that sound like they're frying their amps. The lyrics either are artistically obtuse or they were more eloquent in the original language. Example: "We are asked to slash our own veins to provide nutrition to considerate parasites." Without the lyric sheet it would be years until you could discern what was being said. You can tell it's English but the howling delivery obscures the words. In a good way. MJ rock. At times I hear the vocal stylings of early Saccharine Trust and other times I hear Econochrist or Lungfish. They can pull this off and sound natural while doing it. It's melodic enough to really get into but not so clean that your teeth ache from the sweetness. This band does everything right. MJ are a 3 piece consisting of Antti, Jani, and Jukka. It indicates how rockin' they are that the 3 of them can make such a thick growling sound. This is great punk rock. Intense. Intelligent. Guitars trying to break down your door. Very stoked on this band. The malls may have killed most American punk but hooray for Finland and their devotion to the one true music. ---Scott, Culturebunker

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