Symptoms, “Diagnosed”

This is what happens when you roll into Cafe Nine in New Haven on a Monday night – and a band of barely alive road punks crawl up on stage and blast one of the most tight, blistering sets you’ve ever witnessed. One of the high points, the apotheosis of their sound is “Diagnosed,” which they shared with Musicians for Overdose Prevention. This song is so fast and so tight and also careening off the rails, barely holding on for this ride. The voice is raw and real and spits the absolute truth. The drums are nothing but attack after attack, smashes and rolls, a pure street fighter. And finally the guitar takes a blowtorch to your ears. This is as good as it gets.

Want to hear us talk about this song? Check out episode #97 of our podcast at hlycrp.com.