FATAL RAGE PAGE
"The artistic side of human nature needs anarchy in the face of society's growing list of rules and regulations"
Jack Monahan - from a column in Atlanticville - December, 1982.
Formed in 1981, FATAL RAGE was the hardest, fastest, and most outrageous of the "Shorecore" bands. Fronted by the outspoken Jack Monahan (Jacko), the RAGE soon got a reputation for wild performances and terrorizing unsuspecting clubs with performances that immediately turned into nonstop slamfests. They had no problem finding an audience - the problem was finding a place to play.
"It's not that we didn't grow up - we just didn't mellow out. This is the message of the Rage - don't mellow out. Don't be satisfied. Don't accept an unacceptable life. We're not terrorist, we're just disgusted"
"As simple as the music may be, it should be noted that Punk was born to make as much of a musical statement as a political one, protesting the evolution of grass-roots R&R into pseudo-symphonic, laconic idiom distant from it's audience. Rock was born out of energy, and it is this energy that the Rage recaptures
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From The Daily Register - May, 1982
"Life gets faster and so do we. So what if we reflect some aspects of the darker side of life. They exist, don't they! I know you think it's better to lock up the ugliness of life in closets, or better yet mental institutions with guards. Isn't that what governments do with new thinkers? The party is over."
Jack Monahan - From Atlanticville - December, 1982.
Songs on the FATAL RAGE LP
* COPY BANDS
* I'M APPALLED
* YELLING
* WARTIME
* KICK THAT KICKER
* STRUGGLE
* JUMP + DIE
* V.O.A.
* DIE LADY DI
* FATAL MISTAKE

The LP includes Andy Schweers on drums. Recorded at Twain Recording, and produced by Mark "The Mutha" Chesley
Mutha 004 - 1983
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