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Damned For All Time: Volume 4

(National Dust)

Consumed in a single chunk, the previous three volumes of the Damned For All Time series rank as the most satisfying collection of late-century Portland punk/hardcore/etcetera served to date. This latest rodeo rounds up a walloping stampede of 35 bands who helped define the scene over the past decade and beyond: Sado-Nation, the Detonators, Defiance, Blackjack, Antiworld and so on. As with Volumes 1-3, a conscious attempt at stylistic variety is made. From surly hardcore (Bastard Children, Trophywife) and slurred '70s-revivals (the Riffs, Straitjacket) to melodically rich bursts of tuneful clamor (the Jimmies, Hellside Stranglers), DFAT4 rips. In contrast to earlier installments, however, Volume 4 also wallows in much more redneck rawk-'n'-roll sleaze. This is both a blessing and curse. Typical Pabst-blasts from Fireballs of Freedom, the Weaklings, Lopez, 8 Foot Tender and SK & the Punk Ass Bitches--heavy on frantic guitar leads and frenzied "yeah-yeah-yeahs"--show why they're the darlings of the party-hearty hellion set. But sometimes the white-trash guitar bashing sounds like a devolution to the days when Portland was overrun by lumberjacks and cowboys who'd rather run punks down with their pickups than share a beer with them at the Vern. It's the flipside result, I suppose, of intentionally shunning both the golden varnish of nu-skool mall-punk and the self-righteous shine of Portland's notorious political correctness. at least you won't have to listen to emo. (John Graham)