Alien Snatch Records

STREET PANTHER - Muscle Rock [IMPORT] – New LP

$ 22.00

This band from 1978 used to perform at drive-in movie theaters while they changed the reels for the second half of the double features, flicks like "The Warriors" and "Mad Max." Then the ruskies launched the bombs and nuclear war broke out and they were buried under ash and filthy snow...frozen for decades like warrant officer Ripley...they rose from the rubble in 2024, brushed off their denim vests, smoothed down the tarantula hair on their bellies, and shrugged, stopped at the Norge Village to wash up, went back to Ross's garage and picked up where they left off, worshipping at the altar of their idols from downunder, Bon Scott-era AC/DC (I know they are mostly Scottish, but nobody knew that in 1978), Rose Tattoo, Angels, Cold Chisel...and are here to kick your balls to outerspace. -- winch
<a href="https://aliensnatch.bandcamp.com/album/street-panther-muscle-rock">STREET PANTHER - Muscle Rock by STREET PANTHER (ALIEN SNATCH! RECORDS)</a>

STREET PANTHER is a banger! Pull the top drawer of glam rock, hard rock and throw them against the wall for the most exciting muscle rock album of now!

Smart and simple to call this bravura like this! Songs with a tremendous grit that open the hearts of any SLADE, ROSE TATTOO and 70s Sharpie bands fans! Tune in and be surprised that their ball park is not located in Australia but in Montreal, Canada. But hey, this is double trouble since you may have noticed there must be something in the Quebec Water to write rock songs with huge hooks. This is street rock to rise both first in the air and stomp on the dusty ground. High voltage vocals, killer guitar riffs and scream`em-out chorus lines. This international four-piece thunderstorm of rock and roll untouchables has members of CHEAP FUR (US), DANGEREENS (CAN) and CRUSADERS OF LOVE (France). Songs about gangs, disco rivalries, street life, fist fights and motor bikes. Give them Kungfu-movies and a Clockwork Orange Oi-Glory or they are in trouble! "Muscle Rock" is the most firing terror teen debut album we heard in quite a while, and it smashed quite some clichéd trappings you may heard of. All songs by STREET PANTHER. We party this the years to come.

addtowantlist.com (NL) May 2024 Some records CAN be judged by their cover, and Street Panther’s Muscle Rock is one of them. This album is a glorious throwback to ’70s hard rock, dripping with the kind of raw energy that makes you nostalgic for cutting the sleeves of your denim jacket and growing your hair out. This quartet from Montreal might have been born too late to live the experience, but it’s clear they’ve spent countless hours doodling the logos of AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest and the likes on their notebooks.Street Panther debuts with an incredibly fun record brimming with “Bovver Rock, Glam, Sharpie Rock, Blues Power, Coloured Balls, Rose Tattoo, & Jook.” Their dual guitar harmonies are sharper than switchblades, their rhythm section packs the punch of a nail gun, their vocals have a raw, urgent edge, and their hooks are infectious, sure to inspire fist-pumping singalongs. Muscle Rock isn’t a parody, it’s a full-throttle celebration of rock ‘n’ roll’s undying spirit. Crank up the volume, because this record gets better the louder you play it.

ox-fanzine.com #175 August 2024 Die Nadel senkt sich auf das Vinyl, ein trockener Drumbeat ertönt, nach fünf Sekunden kommt eine Gitarre dazu, wenig später noch eine zweite Gitarre und der Bass. Woran erinnert das noch gleich? Als nach einer halben Minute der Gesang einsetzt, ist alles klar: AC/DC. Der Opener „Barbarian“ hat alles, was eine Aussie-Sharpie-Band braucht, nur kommen STREET PANTHER nicht aus Down Under, sondern aus dem kanadischen Montreal. Auch der zweite Song „Aggro“ beginnt mit einem Malcolm Young-Gedächtnisriff, ein Angus Young-Solo kommt hinzu, dazu die wirklich gute, sehr stark an Bon Scott/Angry Anderson (ROSE TATTOO) erinnernde Stimme von Sänger und Gitarrist Zack Odom. „Fist fighter“ atmet dann eher den Geist härterer Glamrock-Bands. „Battlefield“ ebenfalls, obwohl hier das Tempo etwas zurückgenommen wird. Und so zieht sich das durch die insgesamt 13 Lieder des Albums. Die ganze Zeit hat man das Gefühl, zum ersten Mal ein Klassikeralbum zu hören, das aus unerfindlichen Gründen bisher nicht auf dem heimischen Plattenteller gelandet ist. Wer ein Faible für frühe AC/DC, ROSE TATTOO, SLADE oder THE ANGELS hat, sollte STREET PANTHER unbedingt eine Chance geben, denn derart authentisch und gut hat man diese Musik von einer neuen Band lange nicht gehört. (8/10 GS )

released May 24, 2024

Zack Odom - Vocals & Guitar
Alex Fleuris - Drums
Hugo Chartrand - Bass
Felix Brisson - Guitar