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Max Raptor's debut mini-album Portraits is exactly that: micro-sketches of society, framing scraps of the world around them, painting with ambition, arrogance, anger, disillusion, greed, joy, futility, violence and pride. From alcohol abuse to domestic violence, from maddening jealousy to plain ineffectuality, ‘Portraits' illustrates humanity's divergent weaknesses. As explained by front man Will Ray; "Hysteria is a state of panic but it is also a word we use often to describe a state of joy. ‘Portraits' says that from the rich to the poor to the famous, we all have a capacity to hate and to do wrong, and if we cannot celebrate that unanimity in music...well...I hate you all."
Max Raptor, in their mid-20s, admit the nu-metal era was a gateway to the essential alternative listening they treasure today; including the classic punk of The Clash and The Buzzcocks, new-wave of The Jam, pop-edge of Manic Street Preachers, post-stadium riffage of The Foo Fighters, not to mention the raw extremities and energy of contemporaries such as Zico Chain, Cancer Bats and The Ghost Of A Thousand.
Portraits is rammed full of short, sharp and snappy portrayals of modern existence. The King Is Dead, Beasts, Carolina and The Alarm chronicle a plethora of dysfunctions with a colour of inevitability, whilst Obey The Whips underscores the decline of our ‘empire' with a wry nationalist cry. The unruly mob vocals of Patron Saint (Of Nothing) depict our embarrassing obsession with celebrity culture, the narcissism that it breeds in our youth and the decay it creates when we forget to live our real lives. The convulsive Ghosts is a sobering realisation that (surely) everyone has at least once in their life; ‘I am worthless', whilst the infectious anthemia of The Great And The Good reduces totalitarian rhetoric to a clichéd moshpit mantra.
Produced by Dan Weller
Entertainmentfocus.com
"Filled with energy and mayhem, and a pure sense of punk rock attitude."
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uberrock.co.uk
"A mass of lacerating riffs and gutsy hooks, the start of something special."
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redhotvelvet.co.uk
'this is one of the most exciting releases I have heard in a long time. It oozes quality and creativity and possibly has been one of the most satisfying and enjoyable reviews I have undertaken'
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punkrockistnichttot.com
'Portraits tells dark tales of today’s not so great nation, in ways that makes you dance and want to stick up 2 fingers to the world, A bloody good Album '
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Indielondon.co.uk
"a classic British punk attitude with something relevant to the here and now."
subba-cultcha.com
"PORTRAITS is a stunning debut that has impact, meaning and mood in buckets and is very likely to elevate this hitherto unknown act to brilliant new heights...Bloody great." 8/10
Kerrang!
'heavy slabs of rocking punk that manage to be muscular without being muscle bound, that sound aggressive while attaining the high production values particular to strong songwriting'
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Roomthirteen.com
'I suggest that you catch them if you can, if only to tell people that you saw them before they made it big.'
Shakenstir.co.uk
"each time I listen to this a new favourite song emerges and I’m struggling to choose just one to play on our radio show…this you gotta have!"
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ThisIsNotAScene.com
'The album is a full on raucous assault on society. It’s classic British Punk tones intermingled with hooks capable of landing Moby Dick'
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aaamusic.co.uk
'An absolutely brilliant album and can't wait to hear more from them.'
Alerttheaudience.co.uk
'they’ve created one of the most vital and intense records of the year'
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Contactmusic.com
'intent on blasting Brit-punk back into the mix with their debut album. It's ambitious, confident and energetic, rock /punk at the same time'
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Alterthepress.com
'a damn fine debut, you’ve got something so infectious on your hands, that it should probably come bundled with the alcohol rub that you get in hospital wards'
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Rock Sound Magazine
'a set of confident, visceral and vital sounding punk-drenched alternative rock tunes that drip youthful exuberance and showcase huge potential'
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themusiccritic.co.uk
'Max Raptor deliver that British punk attitude and do it effortlessly, If this band are playing at club near you, I’d catch them soon'
thehearingaid.com
'a spiky kick in the crotch for a sadly all too apathetic nation....and it’s about time too'
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