Ratas Del Vaticano ("Rats of the Vatican") are a quartet
hailing from Monterrey, Mexico, who assail ears with a
most excellent assemblage of punk spew that can best be
pitched as "KBD-like." Some of the slicker dicks out
there will be familiar with Mocosos Pateticos ("Pathetic
Kids") already, as it was available for a short time in
2008 as a download on David Serrano's Nene label. But
for those unconcerned with being the emperors of ice
cream, Siltbreeze put their money where your mouth is
and are making this fantastic release available on the
much-in-vogue LP format.
Originally formed as a drunken joke (where have you
heard that one before?), Ratas Del Vaticano quickly
realized they were onto something. With the addition of
Violeta on bass (fresh from a quick stint as second
guitarist for Los Llamarada), the band felt solidified
enough to cut some tracks. And, man, can these guys
slice 'n' dice! Guttural, sneering, cynical, sarcastic,
Ratas Del Vaticano dish it out in buckets like rancid
pozole. Tack on the crude, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants
recording quality, and you've got a monster to rival the
likes of Sods, Mentally Ill, Guilty Razors, Sperma, or
Tampax in the pantheon of Killed By Death's greatest
scuzz gladiators. Pressed in an edition of 700; look for
Ratas Del Vaticano to play the Siltbreeze showcase at
the forthcoming 2009 SXSW in Austin, and maybe even a US
tour later in the year.
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