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THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY October 18, 2005 17 Arts & Entertainment The Unseen bring political punk to The Black Cat Courtesy of aversion.com Courtesy of unseenpunks.com Spotted at The Black Cat: The Unseen tears up the stage at last week’s concert. State of discontent: The Unseen’s new album is strong and powerful. KATHRYN GOODMAN “…Until we Die”, A Global Threat handed the of fi lling in for absent guitarist Scott. The to the crowd’s delight, The Unseen fi nished Retriever Weekly Staff Writer crowd over to fellow Bostonians The Unseen. Unseen tore through songs “Children of the their set with Black Flag’s “Rise Above,” from Having recently signed with Hellcat Records, Revolution” and “Police Brutality” from their an album of the same name that was crated to The Unseen were pretty much that at the the street punk band has been seeing many early album Lower Class Crucifi xion. raise awareness for the West Memphis Three. Black Cat on Thursday. However, it was not venues across the country. The Unseen managed The vast majority of punk music is, In 1993, three teenagers from West Memphis, the small crowd that was unwelcome; it was two full headlining tours and backed Avenged and historically has been, politically charged. Arkansas were arrested for the gruesome opening band Career Soldiers. While sometimes Sevenfold, Agnostic Front, Hatebreed, Sick of it In a punk band, you are expected to at least murders of three young boys. Although there people are open to indecipherable lyrics and All and Suicide Machines for almost 200 shows follow politics and incorporate them into your was no physical evidence, murder weapon, thoughtless composition, it is generally agreed last year alone.
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