ANTiSEEN / LIMECELL SPLIT 7" REVIEWS:
The bad men from North Carolina and Philadelphia romp into two old rock songs from their friends in Britian. First up is ANTiSEEN doing a Kinks cover by the name of "Destroyer." This is a bloodcurdling version that many Kinks fans will come to appreciate for it's unabashed brutality. Turn this 7" over and you stumble upon one of the best things committed to vinyl lately: Limecell covers rthe classic Who song "The Seeker." Fucking great! This rendition cranks up the guitars full volume and Kevin's vocals are so powerful that Mr. Daltry would be wise never to attempt this song again!
—Bruce Roehrs, MRR #236
ANTiSEEN / HOOKERS SPLIT 7" REVIEWS:
This kicks ass! What a brilliant pairing! The rough guttural ravings of ANTiSEEN covering the supreme bar band from Australia, Rose Tattoo. The flip-side of this single is performed by Kentucky's Hookers. Noel, Adam & co. slam into the Scorpions song "Can't Get Enough." The boys tear this tune a new asshole!
—Bruce Roehrs, MRR #236
HELL REVIEWS:
This has always been a top-rated recording, collecting a diverse number of covers that range from Sun Ra to Skrewdriver, and Steel Cage does more than just cash in on a legacy by remastering the album and adding seven hefty bonus tracks. So now in addition to hearing Clayton and crew roar through BTO's "Taking Care of Business", Ernest Tubb's "Thanks A Lot", Jumpin' Gene Simmons' "Haunted House", Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer", Hank Williams' "I Saw the Light", Jack Starr's "Chicken", Anti-Nowhere League's "(We Will Not) Remember You" and ten other songs from the original release you get "Today Your Love" (Ramones), "Bloody Hammer" (Roky Erickson), "Mean Woman Blues" (Roy Orbison) and a live version of Alice Cooper's "Sick Things." Several ANTiSEEN originals are here as well of course, those being "You're Gonna Tote an Ass Kickin'", "Cactus Jack", "I Don't Ask You For Nothing", and "The Witch." Simply put this is just a beautiful fucking album. Honest enthusiasm for the songs pours out in each rendition, and if these eclectic selections weren't favorites of yours before they certainly will be after you hear this. I bet you can't play it just once.
—Paniscus Revue
This is a re-issue of one of my favorite ANTiSEEN records, their covers EP that was made sublime by their violent trashrock treatment, assaulting songs that reveal a bizarre, mighty range of influences (Sun Ra & Curtis Mayfield included). I always thought this was a defining record for them because this proved that even the nastiest, crudest, rudest scumrockers can be intelligent, nuanced connoisseurs with a deep understanding of musical history and the soul to react accordingly. Awesome bonus/extra tracks include some nice Alice Cooper nods and a live "If There's A Hell Below…"
—Roctober #32
ANTiSEEN / HELLSTOMPER SPLIT 7" REVIEWS:
ANTiSEEN starts off in their continuing effort to ruin your world with a cover of Hellstomper's anthem, "Hellstomper". This is fucking brutal! Mr. Jeff Clayton's voice just drips with venom! Joe Young's guitar playing is not of this earth. A very unsavory and dangerous duo, these! Turn the bitch over and you get Hellstomper doing their take on the old Motorhead gem, "White Line Fever." This is very good!
—Bruce Roehrs, MRR #225
15 MINUTES... REVIEWS:
Here's a drunken stumble through the shitpile of 15 years worth of singles, comp tracks and onstage bile and rage from Carolina's finest sons. These guys are as essential as Little Richard or the Stooges to me. When you're feeling overwhelmed by a world full of idiots, this is the band to blow it all away. And any band that covers SL Sutch is so much cooler than you.
—Jeff Dahl, Sonic Iguana #4
...this here CD comes around 15+ years into their "career" and covers so much essential ground that it is easily one of this issue's mandatory buys. Hell, it is one of this year's best re-issues, bar none, and yeah, that includes the Funhouse box. From stuff from their first single all the way up to the recent stuff, this is an amazing retrospective; mostly singles and compilation tracks but some great fuckin live shit too. It really is amazing that ANTiSEEN partners Joe Young and Jeff Clayton (and others) could keep up with this kind of assault. Clayton's guttural throat guzzle can, as Jen's mom (another ANTiSEEN fan I shit you not) says "really carry a tune." Musically they flex and pound the shit out of heavy power chords and thick rythyms, all the while Young's razor sharp Telecaster deals out the whippings. But as much as ANTiSEEN's blood, guts, hatred and chaos are known, the side of the band that celebrates fun, like their ode to themselves "Destructo Rock" and the banter on the live stuff, is on display here as well. "Hippie Punk" coulda easily been about me, during the summer beads, while "2 Headed Dog" and "The Singing Grandfather" go right in line with my current Roky Erikson worship. At this point you owe it to yourself to support a band that has been doin it (and doin it best) for so long they've seen some of your fave bands get big, sign to majors, get dropped and/or do car or jeans commercials, and get turned down at the Wendy's job fair. Maybe it took me until a few years ago to realize that ANTiSEEN has always been here (before) for a dose of heavy duty no bulshit primal rock and roll.
—Andy Persepenko, Nice Pooper #23
SABU REVIEWS:
The newest ANTiSEEN single is an absolute ripper, and the title track pays a fitting tribute to the infamous wrestler. Also included ia a live version of "Sick Things". ANTiSEEN fans won't be able to do without this rocker.
—Jami Wolf, Hit List vol. 2, #4
If a nuclear war were to take place today, two things would remain alive: cockroaches and ANTiSEEN. The Southern Gods-Of -Thunder have been stompin' heads for almos ttwo decades without any sign of ever letting up. With the exception of a rotating rhythm section, not much has changed over the years. Still fronted by the growl of Jeff Clayton and the guitar damage of Joe Young, ANTiSEEN has become a timeless force not to be reckoned with.
—Your Flesh, #46
