We will have a new release out in Jan., well it's sorta a new release, actually it's not a new release as much as it's a release of material that you couldn't get before in this format. What that means is the 26 tracks that compile this release are tracks from Vinyl Only releases, Comp. tracks, or unreleased leftovers with a few cover songs thrown in for good measure. The cd version of this release is Limited Edition and the only other way to get these tracks will be via digital download. Many of the tracks from the vinyl releases are all Out Of Print. There will be a web page up on bullettreatment.com very shortly with more info on the release, with notes on the songs, and some running commentary. Here's the track listing:

  1. The Bride And The Wolf
  2. Law Of Observation
  3. I Hate Children
  4. God Hates Whores
  5. Havana Affair
  6. Dead Are Walking
  7. Pick Yer Poison
  8. In Your Memory
  9. Sweet Sounds Of Rock N' Roll
10. Coutning Down
11. Fuck Up
12. Traitor, Liar, Fake
13. Jose Molina From West Covina
14. It's A Setup
15. I'm Not A Punk
16. Road To Ruin
17. Commercialized State Of Crime
18. Fascist Pig
19. Pathetic
20. Francisco Cabrerra From Pico Rivera
21. Pay To Cum
22. Mask Of Anarchy
23. Burn Away
24. Push Some Buttons
25. Scars
26. Designated

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We will update it frequently and it will give you a better insight as to what goes on with Bullet Treatment. We posted a widget on the myspace page too so check it often (this is so un-punk, Joey, Johnny & Dee Dee are turning over in their graves, but hey I guess that's the world we live in now).

In other news MTV's Nitro Circus has been using a shitload of music on this the 2nd season, "Spread My Legs", "Grindstone", & others have already popped up and they're only in the 3rd episode.

We finally have a TWITTER account set up, so follow us over there and every so often when something interesting happens we'll let you know. Like check out who might be singing on "Designated vol. 2".

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Here's a review from our favorite paper in the greater Reno, Nevada area. (What is wrong with the header?...........)

CD reviews: Eminem; Ben Harper; Bullet Treatment; NOFX; Flipper; Elvis Costello; Iggy Pop

Bullet Treatment
"Designated Vol. 1"; Fat Wreck Chords
3 stars

As if we needed another reason to cherish independent music labels, it's that they're willing to experiment. In this case, musician Chuck Dietrich created a masterful one-minute, 43-second punk track with a pause and tempo shifts. Then six different artists added their own lyrics and vocals.

Chris #2 from Anti-Flag channels 1980s hardcore with a spoken profanity that extends the song perfectly.

Thomas Barnett from Strike Anywhere is the only one to speak over the song's early pause -- "My heart is empty!" -- and extends the song with an anguished cry. They're both killer versions, but the person who owns the song is Tim McIlrath from Rise Against, who manages to give the track melody while staying true to its hardcore roots.

The three other performances are from Star F---ing Hipsters, Swingin' Utters and Only Crime.

RIYL: Circle Jerks; Bad Brains; Minor Threat

-- Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal

Check out a write up on us in the new issue of aMp Magazine with Gallows on the cover.

Punknews.org posted a review of "Designated vol. 1" you can read it below or click the link at the end of it to go to the page and post your own rant.

Bullet Treatment's Designated Vol. 1 7" is a neat little experiment that finds the L.A. trio providing the same sub-two-minute instrumental hardcore track to six notable punk rock frontmen, who write their own lyrics, track their own vocals and even name the song whatever they want. The song itself is a solid and pretty dynamic slab of pessimistic-sounding, ..80s-inspired hardcore punk, so it's a good template for its vocalists.

Anti-Flag's Chris #2 opens Side A with "Cold War 3," which makes it sound like one of Anti-Flag's older, more hardcore-inspired songs, only way more proficient. Johnny from Swingin' Utters sounds a bit silly with his "Have a seat / I don't want to sit down" refrain in "Riding Around on the Bus," but he sounds more confident and serious between those sections of repetition, even though the lyrics are sort of vague and confused ("Somebody knows this about me / Something sacred, something hackneyed / How much crime in my kin riding around on the bus / Too weird to know where I'm headed"). Only Crime's Russ Rankin closes it out with "Win the Day"; it's weird, as when he sings his very first line he actually sounds more like Strung Out's Jason Cruz, but the Rankin-esque raspiness does become a bit clearer later on in the song.

"The Wreckage," which opens the flipside, is easily the "best song" here. Tim McIlrath (Rise Against) barks his vocals with a serious fervor and squeezes as many syllables in there as he can without it sounding awkward at all, while switching flawlessly to a more melodic, darkly sung "chorus" of sorts ("In excess we surround ourselves and oh-so willingly / In decadence we drown ourselves to make our lives complete"). It's awesome, and yes, it does sound a bit Unraveling-esque, or maybe if the Killing Tree had played way faster. Strike Anywhere's Thomas Barnett is also trying to fit as many words in that given time as he can with "Forgotten Ordinance," but he's not quite as successful; the catchy shouts of "Dissent!" are unfortunately followed by Barnett shoehorning it a bit, layering one word over another to get the full phrase in. He is, however, a little more ambitious with the layered vocals, and singing along in time with the 'ba-da-dum' guitar chords that transition early on. Star Fucking Hipsters' Sturg gives the song the worst treatment here, though, as he sounds like he's singing through his teeth with "In Box We Trust"; I'm not really into SFH's original material, but at least he doesn't sound straight constipated on that album. Lyrically, his box metaphor seems silly on the surface but makes sense when dug into a little deeper.

Having the same music for six songs straight -- minding a flip of the record -- would seem to be a bit grating, but with six fairly unique takes, Designated Vol. 1 is a cool and fresh listen, if not blessed with its own vocalists' varied imperfections.

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Check out a new intervew with THE DUMBING OF AMERICA.

Also should have those new BT shirts up pretty soon on Interpunk.com

All right everyone today is the street date for Designated vol. 1, you should have a pretty good idea what this baby is all about. If you just can't bring yourself to go outside and find a record store then buy it from one of the places below.

We also added "The Wreckage" to our myspace player so check it out. late.

iTunes - www.itunes.com
Interpunk - www.interpunk.com
Vinyl Collective - www.vinylcollective.com
Fat Wreck Chords - www.fatwreck.com (the only way to get the limited yellow vinyl)
Shop Radio Cast - www.shopradiocast.com
Rev HQ - www.revhq.com

For this week you can stream the track "The Wreckage" on Altpress.com The new song features vocals by Tim from RISE AGAINST and is one of six tracks on the new Fat Wreck Chords release "Designated vol. 1" out next week.