Obscene Gesture - Living In Profanity

RaginPit Magazine:

OLD SCHOOL IS FUCKING BACK! These words are a motto of Obscene Gesture, a thrashcore band from the mean streets of Los Angeles. Over the past couple of years there has been a resurgence of old school thrash and hardcore. Bands like Municipal Waste have produced albums that make an old school crusty reminisce about grinding the streets on a skateboard and stealing street signs. However, they aren't the only ones bringing the old school back; Obscene Gesture has exploded onto the scene with their new album entitled Living in Profanity and it's the sonic equivalent of shoving a middle finger right in your face.
With influences ranging from Nuclear Assault, Slayer, and Suicidal Tendencies to DRI, Cryptic Slaughter and SOD, Obscene Gesture is sort of an all-star lineup of old-schoolers who have been there/done that and seem ready to show these kids what the hell thrash/hardcore was and is all about. Chuck Profus (drums) and George Robb (bass) of Agent Steel fame have teamed up with Guy Green on vocals and Vince Dennis (Body Count/Steel Prophet) on guitar. A year ago, Juan Garcia, also of Agent Steel, joined their ranks on guitar to complete the lineup they have today. Late last year, Obscene Gesture went into the studio with producer Rob Hill (Cypress Hill, Powerman 5000, Agent Steel) and busted out 21 tracks of pure mayhem on Living in Profanity.
The first time I listened to this CD, I was driving. Now, I'm usually a pretty aggressive driver, but once the drums kicked in and the guitars started riffing, my heart rate increased. Then Guy Green started yelling at me, flipping a subliminal switch in my brain that made my foot all the sudden much heavier on the gas pedal. It sounds as if Green is gritting his teeth as he shouts, and made me even more pissed off at the other drivers than I usually am. Yes, there are a lot of songs on the album, and yes they are short, but they are more like a machine-gun blast, every track being a clip; when that one empties, it's on to the next, which picks up where the last one left off - causing total destruction.
Highlights are "Losing My Mind," (my favorite track) with its call-and-response staccato vocal pacing, "The End" which is just straight up thrash, and a mid-tempo solo section, and "I Wanna Live" which is more of the same. Actually, I could go on and on with highlights of the album, as each track holds up well and this is a record you should listen to in its entirety to get the full effect. Those are just a couple of my favorites and if there were any warts on the album, I didn't notice. The only thing I didn't completely dig was the number of movie sample intros, as I'm just personally not a fan of them, so that's my only gripe.
For fans of the old school thrash and hardcore, I would definitely suggest you hop on your board and skate on down to your local record shop and retrieve this album right away and if they don't have it, make them order it! This is not just going through the motions. These guys are old school veterans, but this album is less a resurrection than it is shining new light to the old school. Well done.
I'll rate it 4 out of 5 middle fingers!