The Unseen

Internal Salvation

[3/5]

Street punk should always be, by nature, anthemic-the European originators were inspired by football chants and the Yankees-come-lately infused catchiness so profuse that it was often mistaken for pop. The Unseen-over a dozen years and half as many releases into their career-know this well, and that applied knowledge helps make Internal Salvation the band’s most accessible disc to date: A baker’s dozen tracks guaranteed to churn most pits and evoke fist-pumping along with Mark Unseen’s vocals, which are as inflamed and impassioned as ever. Older fans disenchanted with the band’s cleaner sound can even take heart, as the riffs on “At Point Break” and “Torn And Shattered” are among the heaviest the band have done, and the newfound cleaner production does nothing to lessen their impact. The Unseen have made an album for fans new and old to appreciate-which, given the divide, is no mean feat. (HELLCAT) Brian O’Neill