Tuesday, March 17, 2009

The Necros - IQ32 EP



The Necros to me are one of the essential American punk bands. Playing no frills punk, and short songs about hating high school, Necros remind me of a stripped down version of black flag. This is their second EP and a lot of people will tell you it's not as good as the Conquest for Death EP but they are wrong. IQ32 was a joint release by Dischord and Touch And Go records and was produced by the always impressive Ian Mackaye. In fact, The Necros were the first band to record for Touch And Go, who would go on to bring us bands like Negative Approach, Die Kreuzen, and Big Black. This is a 9 song in 10 minutes classic.

The Necros gained fame for opening for the Misfits during the bands early years and even played the last (real) Misfits show. They are also probably the only band to open for both the Misfits and Megadeath. Enjoy.

The Necros - IQ32 EP

1 comment:

M i r n a said...

I agree. I don't know what the big fuss is with conquest, i actually put it last out of the 3 (1st, 2nd and LP). I really like the 1st EP. unfortunately It's too short.