Martyr Bonus LP - 2007

the Silent Ballet (US) - "While all the tracks on Martyr Bonus display traits of their peers, you never get the feeling you've heard it all before, a testament to the quality on offer. Whereas some math rock can be a little tiresome and incoherent, Panther Attack seem to have a good balance between freestyle noodling, fast-paced time signatures, and a sense of melody."

Angry Ape (UK) -"For an unsigned act, Panther Attack are punching well above their weight and succeeding. With superb production for an independent release, the stop/start dynamics are at times jaw-dropping. Near impeccable musicianship, someone sign this band and fast."

Sharp Moments EP - 2008

Radio Free Seattle blog by King Jill -"Again, this is much more than just mathematics, tricks and cliches. You can hear a passion for writing and playing throughout that I want to refer to as soul. And heart, not to be to cliche myself. But it's there and it's important to note. This band does carefully think out their parts and it shows as the compositions transition and flow smoothly making entire songs instead of riffs and themes haphazardly glued together which can happen in this genre."

Denver Westword by Roberts (under the Judas Priest and Bret Michaels reviews)-"...their EP is deft, light-fingered and appropriately edgy."

the Silent Ballet by Mac Nguyen-"Sharp Moments thus delivers its quick, edgy, volatile riffs with just enough hooks and changes to keep the mood alive throughout these four ditties, and no doubt is enough to keep enthusiasts entertained when hungry for a more fast-paced and exciting emotional drive. "

[Sic] Magazine by Michael Heneghan-"Without the bass and drum template, though, such guitar fireworks would be rendered useless. It may be an obvious statement, but both are crucial to the overall structure of Panther Attack's sound, especially given the ferocity of the complex time signatures and unexpected drum fills that push The Panthers in all sorts of different tangents."

Other presslings:

Audioasis spotlight on the kexp blog

Instrumental band spotlight in the Stranger

As you know, shit gets rough on the road. Dudes drink tons of coffee and water to sober up and/or stay awake to drive long distances. And dudes' gas guzzling machine of transport isn't all that safe (the middle seat taken from a minivan at the local pick-a-part isn't even bolted to the floor), but we always know Thunderkiss is gonna make it... And, how, might you ask?  None other than our dashboard gang of mischief, faith, and terror.

First we have bobble head Tiki. We know for a fact that Thunderkiss is purring smoothly at 65mph when it bobbles at a constant 200bpm.  We had the time, so we counted.

Other idols on the dash include helical spring Jesus and a wind-up angel. So long as Jesus isn't flopping back and forth on the dash like a ping pong ball, we know Thunderkiss is holding up...

It is important to note that on the other side of Jesus rests the little yellow demon. Because, when Thunderkiss tells us "you better fucking pull over and put water in me, or I'll overheat in the middle of nowhere", this little yellow demon glows red with all of that fury and frustration. It's pretty far out.

Nevermind the cracked windshield, and that it had a run in with Kelly's drunken hand outside of a Vacaville club. Thunderkiss was definitely acting more the fool that night. 

If anyone happens to have any other idoltry to add to our collection that they would like to donate, we most certainly can find a good home for it.

Cheers, PA

Sharp Moments is now available from Rad Folks & Triple Down Records. 

The limited edition 10" vinyl EP features hand made silkscreened jackets, any particular color tickle your fancy pantsy?

Side A
Beige Blades
Espionage à Trois

Side B
Water and Metal
Prometheus

4 new songs, 22 minutes.. Plus a link to download the mp3s, fer free!!

Mailorder is available now, Paypal button below.  Look for the record at Wall of Sound and Sonic Boom in Capitol Hill. More stores to be listed soon.

Or, come see us live and get it for $5.  We play next at Georgetown Music Fest in June, date to be announced... 

Much thanks to Strix Vega for hosting us, Andy for booking the show and forwarding this article, and the Common Vice for putting us up for the night.    

4/27/08 - The Pearl Lounge - Eureka, CA

This week was a full week.  We all sat by and watched as Tegan & Sarah plowed their way through town right before Death Cab for Cutie graced uswith their latest foray into the realm of major-label territory.  I could have written about Death Cab's lyrics that remind me of a note a girl wrote me in the seventh grade(seriously, look at the words to "I Will Posses Your Heart").  I could have written about Death Cab's opening act The Cave Singers, whose singer sounds oddly similar to Live's Ed Kowalczyk armed with a washtub bass.   I instead chose to focus my efforts upon something more local and close to heart.  Strix Vega headlined the Pearl Lounge Saturday night, and on their coattails rode locals The Common Vice and Seattle's Panther Attack.

      The Common Vice took the stage first (yes the Pearl has a stage now), and offered up their usual dish of gravel-voiced, melancholy rock songs that make all us want to give Bret (the singer) a hug or buy him a drink.  I regrettably did neither, but I think he'll be ok enough to play another show regardless.  I thought for a while how I would comment on these guys as I've reviewed them at least a couple times before.  With a solid presence and an even more solid album under their belt, I was hard-pressed to think of anything about them that wouldn't leave me repeating myself.  So would "plateaued" be the adjective I'm looking for?  I guess there are worse phases to be in, I suppose; they could start to suck.

      Panther Attack mauled us in the middle of our evening, giving us a dash of instrumental rock that actually held my interest for at least half their set.  Think Explosions in the Sky meets Hella, but with two drummers endlessly dueling and working with each other to create something that I'd only buy an album of to impress band geek hipster chicks.  As there were no lyrics to engage, they themselves were not engaging, forgoing any sort of banter or "please buy our merch, we need gas money" talk.  All they did offer, though, was a pair of earplugs to anyone who needed them, which is the one of the most proactive things I've seen a band around here do.  Now all they need is "Panther Attack" brand earplugs with their logo on them, and they'd be millionaires. 

      Lastly Strix Vega came up, boldly declaring that yes, finally, they can play a whole set without using any songs from "Drunken Sky," their one and only recorded testament to the art of song.  So instead of getting a taste of what these boys are becoming, we saw what they now are.  What they are is a group that is finally getting their voice.  No more genre toe-dipping with these guys.  Not to say that they've square-pegged themselves into any round holes or anything, I still can't tell you what genre they are any better than they can.  What I have noticed from them is an increasingly tighter and more organized sound that deserves to be on a bigger stage, in front of a lot more people, for a lot more moola.  I almost miss those awkward days of broken strings, clumsy pedal smashing, and songs that sound alike.  Almost like watching your kids grow up and move out, never to return your phone calls again.  Oh well, at least we still have our memories.

      I used to not like seeing shows at The Pearl.  There was no stage, the lighting was peculiar, and there just seemed to be too many chairs cluttered around where the band would play.  Now there's a stage, peculiar lighting, and projector showing a video of roaming clouds like something from one of those late-night commercials selling us Pure Moods Vol XXIV.  So despite the pretentious look and prison-issue toilets, it's not quite the morgue I remember it to be.

Josh Duke, Arcata Eye

West Coast Performer Mag reviewed our Mar13th show at High Dive with You.May.Die.In.The.Desert, Colt Vista, & Bronze Fawn.  Peep it like a peeping Tom.

http://www.performermag.com/wcp.livereviews.0805.php

Our self-released, debut album "Martry Bonus" is available in these fine record stores:

Sonic Boom (Capitol Hill, Sea)
Wall of Sound (Capitol Hill, Sea)
Singles Going Steady (Belltown, Sea)

Everyday Music (Bellingham, WA)

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MARTYR BONUS 2007