Punk-Tober: Dropkick Murphys

After my frustration of posting NOFX last week, it feels great to be getting back to a band that actually excites me. Two of my favorite genres colliding (punk and celtic) makes me happy once more. Dropkick Murphys has a lot of similarities to Flogging Molly as they both occupy the same sub-genre but Flogging Molly leans much farther into alternative territory while Dropkick Murphys remains grounded in punk. As much as I absolutely love Flogging Molly, I've actually grown to like Dropkick Murphys almost as much. If that praise doesn't get you interested than try them for yourself.



One of Epitaph's sub-labels, Hellcat Records, has plenty of free tracks available from what I think is all of their albums. The older the music is, the harder the punk influence is whereas the later stuff falls closer to alternative and is much more user-friendly. From oldest to newest; two tracks from Do Or Die, two tracks from The Gang's All Here, two tracks from The Singles Collection: Vol 1, two tracks from Sing Loud, Sing Proud, two tracks from Live On St. Patrick's Day, three tracks from Blackout, one track from The Singles Collection Vol 2, and two tracks from The Warrior's Code. I easily believe that Blackout and Warrior's Code are their two best albums and the free tracks are awesome. PLEASE try the music and enjoy!!!