With Murder One, Swedish DeathPunk Rock 'n' Rollers Rawhide finally bring their first proper full-length album (the 2009 I talked about in the review of the band's Branded For Life EP – posted somewhere in late February 2012 – was actually a compilation of the band's three demos), but I guess you'll have to hurry if you though of getting yourselves a physical copy of the album (as is, in the format of 12-inch vinyl), because only 350 copies (of which 100 in red) were made.
By the way, some additions to/ amendments of that first review are due: for starters, the band was founded by Robert and bassist Captain Twofinger in 2003 (this being the band's 10th anniversary year), and secondly, it turns out that lead singer/ guitarist Robert and drummer El Wocko (new surname of Carl akà Warslaughter, or a new dude behind the drumkit altogether?) were the ones with connections to the band Bestial Mockery (the latter also playing in Kill), and guitarist/ backing singer Little Mike is the one whom played in Protector.
The 10 songs on Murder One were recorded in 2012 (with the songs “Branded For Life” and “Sanitarium Blues” from the Branded For Life EP re-recorded) at Sunlight Studios under productional supervision of the famed Tomas Skogsberg (whom you might know from his work with Backyard Babies, Entombed, or even Hellacopters, among others), and they embrace the band's reverence for classic Punk, Rock, Sleeze, and all things deviant...which you might sum up as “Rawk 'n' Roll”, if the lyrical contents weren't occasionally flat-out...I don't know...offensive, and socially dangerous? It's a pity the song “Cut You Down” is nót one of the 4 posted at the album's BandCamp page (find link at the band's page on (www.) patacrecords.com) for your audio acquaintance with the band, because you might understand why I don't exactly like the sneaky ways described here by Rob & Co. to “make away” with...whomever it is was in his way...or is it just a song about a cowardly mass murderer? I cannot make up my mind about that, really! Heck...whomever whom does not take lyrics too seriously, and is looking for an fair musical mix of Motörhead, Turbonegro, Gluecifer, and GG Allin now knows where to go for a listening session...which can be extended to the two remaining Branded For Life EP tracks (I'll remind you that the title track and “Sanitarium Blues” are already on the album, and they're also part of the 4 songs mentioned above) at (http://) patacrecords.bandcamp.com!
Oh, before I forget, the band also has a MySpace page (and I have no idea what's on there, really), and my rating of the album (which is, by chance, the same I gave the preceding EP), which is also available as download, looks only at musical prowess, not at possible negativity in the lyrics!