X-Cops - Beat You Down 7"

Label: Mans Ruin

Year: 1996

The full length of this Gwar side project has been posted elsewhere on this blog, but since I had the 7" sitting around, I figured it should be here too.

In all honesty, I bought this record mistaking it for "Cracked Cop Skulls", which was the band that featured dudes from Napalm Death, Sore Throat, and Ripchord playing crusty hardcore. Instead, I got the band that featured dudes from Gwar and Rigor Mortis playing Motorhead-infused cowpunk-ish, Texas style punk. Even though they were from Richmond, Virginia.

Also, at that point in time I would purchase anything on Frank Kozik's Mans Ruin label, so it kinda didn't matter who, or what it was. Luckily, it sounds very little like Gwar, so at least it's got that going for it.

And now it's here.

DL