A lot of bands claim influence from early hardcore favorites like Black Flag and Minor Threat. Nine times out of ten it is complete bullshit and nothing more than a marketing ploy - "We blend the intensity of Minor Threat with the brutality of Slayer and the social awareness of Catharsis." Actually that band sounds kind of sweet, but you get what I'm talking about. Well Boston natives Defcon 4 actually do draw quite a bit of influence from Black Flag, as well as a host of other early hardcore favorites. Over the course of File Under Fuck the band demonstrates this with their snarly punk/hardcore amalgamation. And while at times the band creates some downright sweet music, the vast majority of the time they make my head spin in confusion. If you fancy spastic punk/hardcore with weird song-structures then Defcon 4 is for you.
