![]() When Greg showed me the demo for this song, it surprised the Hell out of me it was like The Boils giving Rancid a run for their money! A favorite of mine off From The Bleachers. This song just worked, ya know? Mike 's drumming is superb and Greg turned this into a hometown anthem like only he can do. I took great pride in adding the pre-chorus, the chorus, the solos, and having them stick. I recall Dave Sausage riffing this song for years. When Green Day tap into their Garage Rock vibes and mix in some dirty, they are so f**king fun. Green Day played this song at The NHL All-Star Game earlier this year. I think, "Blood On The Fields" best exemplifies everyone's strengths and reminds me of the band's power and collaboration. Bridging that gap, for me and Greg, took some adjusting, if I remember correctly. Greg told me that he wanted our new record to be "fun" and not so "serious." Yeah, the new record would have the socio-political songs The Boils were known for, but Greg wanted the record to have a dynamic and diversity, even if some of the songs were about sports. Truth be told, when Greg Boil showed me some of his new songs that would become From The Bleachers, I was hesitant. ![]() Peter Marullo from Protagonist and Jeff Berman from Divided Heaven (ex-The Boils) put together this playlist that celebrates The Boils! And Hockey! But mostly The Boils! Enjoy! Protagonist's latest release, Fallout from The Chronicle, is now available on Paper + Plastick and contains three Boils covers, a Violent Society cover, and a couple acoustic cuts. ![]() Below, you'll find Peter & Jeff's 15-track playlist, along with breakdowns they wrote for each selection. Jeff Berman, a long-time fan of The Boils, as well, was, actually, in the band from 2001-06 and played on TKO Records' "second" version of Pride & Persecution, The Boils/Last Target's Nobility & Nihilism split CD (2003,) and final full-length album, From The Bleachers (2005.) So, considering both Jeff Berman & Peter Marullo's long-time fandom and continued involvement with The Boils, we thought it would be fun to have them put together a Boils/Hockey Punk-centric playlist for Guts of The Ice. Additionally, Peter Marullo functions as the manager for Berman's solo project, Divided Heaven. Marullo was recently described to me by Jeff Berman himself as a "THE biggest Boils fan and historian," as well as his best friend. Two people we've dealt closely with through the publication of Guts of The Ice are Peter Marullo & Jeff Berman, who currently play together in Protagonist, a band signed to ex-Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello's Paper + Plastick imprint. Such interested parties have provided us with potential leads, additional bands to cover, information, factoids, and much, much more. So, through the process of putting together this weekly Guts of The Ice column over the past few months, we've reached out to all sorts of musicians, fellow fans, Punk/hockey enthusiasts, etc. Now, let's just try to have some fun and learn more about the sub-genre together! ![]() EDITOR'S NOTE: be warned, while I'm a casual hockey fan, I DO NOT claim to be an "expert" on the sport, nor will I EVER claim to know "everything" about hockey-themed Punk/Hardcore. We'll be running those interviews, as well as features, profiles, etc. We sent out a short 6-question interview form to all of the aforementioned bands, received some back, heard a few choice words, and still have yet to hear from a few more. THE ZAMBONIS, Pansy Division, The Hextalls, and THE RAMOMS' "Gritty Is A Punk" flexi-disc. The "top-scoring" bands we selected include: Crippled Youth, SLAPSHOT, The Hanson Brothers/Nomeansno, Two Man Advantage, The Boils, D.O.A. Although, once I started diggin' around, I discovered about 10-15 bands at the forefront this was, then, gradually narrowed down to 10 "front-line" bands, which will be chronicled here over the course of coming weeks. Yes, I've been a die-hard fan of Punk/Hardcore for 15+ years and I, too, only first heard about Puck Rock within the last few weeks. Not entirely unlike Wrestle/Wrassle Rap or Basketball Rap, there's, apparently, a whole sub-genre of hockey-themed Punk/Hardcore-oftentimes, referred to as "Puck" Rock or Hockey-core.
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