Wer sich hinter den Skimasken von MASKED INTRUDER verbirgt, lässt sich bestenfalls erahnen. Naja, nicht ganz, die stimmliche Ähnlichkeit zu CHIXDIGGIT lässt gewisse Schlüsse doch ohne Weiteres zu. Aber wie auch immer, das verkleidete Panzerknacker-Quartett zählt im Punk zu den größten Entdeckungen der vergangenen Jahre. Ihr Pop-Punk ’n Roll erinnert an eine Mischung aus TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET und den DESCENDENTS und die Bühnenshows sind immer einen Blick wert.
Nachdem sie zuletzt bei Fat Wreck im Knast saßen… äh unter Vertrag nahmen, haben die Jungs in Pure Noise nun eine neue Heimat gefunden. Eine neue EP ist für Juli angekündigt, Frontmann Blue kommentiert den Wechsel folgendermaßen:
„We’re stoked to be working with Pure Noise!! Jake over there is a real cool dude, and we got some cool shit planned, if you know what I mean. Which, you probably don’t, cause we haven’t told you yet.
We would like to take this opportunity to say that any alleged rumors of us being kicked off Fat cause we “allegedly stole” a “bunch of shit” from the “eccentric proprietors of the historic label” are completely and totally unsubstantiated and stupid. We will always love Fat and everyone there, from a distance consistent with the court’s alleged rulings.
Maybe we made the move cause we appreciate the value of unexpected partnerships, on account of our time spent in prison. Or, cause we appreciate the value of staying on the move, on account of our time spent trying to be out of prison. Or maybe cause we figured Pure Noise could use more down picking, overall. Or maybe cause they have a young audience, and young people are much easier to rip off.
Whatever the truth is, the truth is out there, like in that show, with Gillian Anderson. By the way, how does Gillian Anderson keep getting hotter and hotter as she gets older? Is that normal? I mean, in any case, holy shit, right!? Gillian Anderson, if by some miracle you are reading this, please know: if you are ever single, like ever in any part of the future at all, no matter how old you may be at time, hit us up. We would totally date you. Easy. And I’m talking like, do LITERALLY ANYTHING for you type of shit. If you’ve never dated a pop punk band before, you’re definitely not alone. But, you know. Think about it. Love you!”