Badmaster Records just announced that they’ll be releasing fledgling Philly punk outfit DOPESTROKE’s 5-song self-titled EP on 7” black vinyl (300 pressed). The record is the local label’s 25th release. Below is what Badmaster had to say about their new family member.
DOPESTROKE has been tearing up Philadelphia and beyond for a short while now and we are stoked to emblazon their style of nihilist punk in a thick platter of black wax. Channeling the unrepentant anger and hardcore speed of Rudimentary Peni and Dissucks, DOPESTROKE draws influence from the classic buzzsaw guitar melody of The Freeze all the while taking ques from bands of the East Bay area, like Grimple and El Dopa. Live shows have been compared to Out Cold, Void, and Easy Action. Go see them when they visit what passes for your local, flea-ridden, basement "venue".