Punk that still has a message. That's where it all came from and Against All Authority knows it. They never left their roots and their values, and after 14 years that must be hard. But yet again, they put out another album, and unlike other bands it doesn't all sound the same yet it's not totally different to go with the times.

The CD starts with a, fitting to AAA*, soundclip of what I guess is one of Bush's speech's scrambed to fit the song and album (but I could be wrong, he might've actually said that). Thus kicking off the album perfectly. The whole album is message after message and I'm not one to preach it, and personally I must say, AAA is. Every song has a message to shove in your face.

One song that touched me and was overdue is Sunshine Fist Magnet. The whole album is dedicated to Brian Deneke but this song is about him. If you don't know who Brian Deneke is and what happened, check out http://www.briandeneke.org/ or listen to the song.

Sometimes I wonder how bands still do it. And AAA is one of the bands that I wonder about. They've been doing it a long time and I don't know how they live on band revenue and keep their morals and values for so long. But they do it... and they sing about it in Shut It Down.

My personal favorite has to be I Just Wanna Start A Circle Pit. One thing that lacks in the local scene is a common sense at show-goers. But at their CD release when AAA played this song, the crowd did it right, and it made me proud again. AAA has been uniting this scene for years and I'm sure all of the Miami scene is proud to have them represent us.

Over all the cd is different then every other cd. It has more of a Rock n' Roll punk sound but it's expected and they still have horns and that occasional ska beat everyone enjoys. The art is extremely unique and inspiring. Almost like political cartoons... but more realistic and impacting. There are messages printed plainly on the pictures, and one is worth mentioning The Soundtrack to World War III Sounds Like This. This cd is a neseccary listen to if you are a fan of AAA, punk, ska, or if you care what's happening in the world. Against All Authority doesn't care about your feelings of fear and lost of freedoms back. They care that you know what's happening and try, to the best of their ability, the truth.

*AAA - abbreviation for Against All Authority