BEN 9000 : DRUMS BYRON SINN: BASS JUSTIN SCARRED: VOCALS
Influences
CITYSCAPES, LONG DRIVES, ROCKNROLL, "'77" PUNK ROCK, The Clash, Cock Sparrer, The Vibrators, Dead Boys, Sex Pistols, Menace, The Jam, Mott the Hoople, TSOL, DI, Adolescents, Circle Jerks, David Bowie, The Kinks, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Beer, Valium, Mountaintops, and long walks off short piers.
COCK SPARRER, GENERATION X, STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, SEX PISTOLS, THE CLASH, DEAD BOYS, THE RAMONES, DI, TSOL, THE CARS, THE BUZZCOCKS, THE VIBRATORS, THE ADICTS, THE RIFFS, US BOMBS, THE ADVERTS. THE KINKS, THE DAMNED, CCR, THE BRIEFS, THE REZUREX, RANCID, THE POGUES, THE QUEERS, THE INDEPENDENTS, KTP, DEAD KENNEDYS, STREET BRATS, LOWER CLASS BRATS, AEROSMITH, THE ALARM, DROPKICK MURPHYS, PINHEAD GUNPOWDER, CHUCK BERRY, CHEAP TRICK, --- PRETTY MUCH ANY PUNK/ROCK BAND WITH CATCHY TUNES!
IF YOU LIKE THE ANY OF THE PRECEDING BANDS YOU MIGHT DIG US...
“It’s late November of 2007 and I stand shivering on the side of a freeway in Oklahoma next to Justin Willits, the lead singer of The Scarred. We stand staring at a van that refuses to drive any further while discussing the cancellation of the tours final shows in the wake of their record labels collapse. On that rainy night in Oklahoma the band is flat broke, label-less, and over 1,000 miles away from home. For most bands, this is where I would be forced to write ‘the end’…with the scarred, this is not the case.”
The Scarred, based in Anaheim California, first came together in 2003 and immediately garnered attention from DIY media outlets nationwide. After stirring up interest with their trademark live show The Scarred decided to released their debut full length CD, “Repression” (2004) on their own and hit the road. The album quickly went out of print and was immediately followed by a split 7”-inch with New Jersey’s own, Void Control. After touring on the “Repression” record and split 7” for almost 2 years The Scarred had established themselves as one of the hardest working punk rock bands in the underground music scene and were quickly signed to New York’s Punk Core Records. There they released their first and only full-length for the label, “No Solution” (2006). This was followed by an aggressive, non-stop tour schedule that included a sold-out US tour with former label-mates, Cheap Sex.
After crisscrossing the United States numerous times in support of the record the band headed back to it’s California home base in 2007 to begin work on what had originally been planned as their second contribution to the label. Unfortunately, as production began Punk Core announced that it would be shutting its doors for good and would no longer be releasing any new records from its artists. Not known for giving up, The Scarred went back to its DIY roots and began work on the “Panic EP” for limited release in the U.S. and quickly caught the eye of Kids-Union records who agreed to distribute the bands latest in a limited pressing, available as a split 7” in Germany and China. The beginning of 2009 saw The Scarred join forces with California based label Basement Records in preparation for the bands third full-length record, “At Half Mast”. With over twenty U.S. tours under its belt and a new found buzz in both Germany and China the Scarred has yet again set its wheels in motion and stands poised to take on whatever the world may throw its way.
-b.9000
UNDER THE VOLCANO ..91 - Straight out of Southern California comes The Scarred, who are more than a little influenced from their West coast ancestors such as The Adolescents and Dead Kennedys, as well as Agent Orange. The Scarred sound and look like they couldve been walking the streets of Cali some 25 years ago, and I bet theyd be a lot happier if that were the case. No Solution displays all the traits of what makes a Punk record-nothing flashy, perhaps bigger on energy than on talent, and yet days later I cant still get half the songs out of my head. Im even catching myself singing these songs when walking my dog! - McClernon
READ MAGAZINE (READMAG.com) - (EDITOR'S PICK) Wooo! Finally, some punk rock! Jeez, you'd think punk labels would release PUNK. But no - everything coming out of all the big "punk" labels are massive, chunky logs of fetid shit, encrusted with emo giblets like so many pieces of undigested corn. Thankfully, Punkcore is still around, hanging out on the sidelines and continually releasing some real punk rock. Of course, it's not all great punk rock, but I will take what I can get. What I would've shrugged off as derivative and mindless 5 years ago I now consider the last hope for a dying breed. So, no, Scarred aren't revolutionary, but they play the punk rock, and it's nice and fun and fast and snotty and street punky and mohawky and angry and simplistic and silly and '77-Brit-stylee and guitary and drummy and that's all I ever want. And what the hell - these guys ARE good, with great midtempo background vox chorus parts. Check out "Bastards," "Repression," the super melodic "Rotting," and the awesome stripped-down rocker "Drone." You know what, forget everything I said. Even if there were other punk bands out there today, these guys would still stand out. The more I listen to this album, and the drunker I get while listening to it, the more I realize it kicks my ass so hard, I can taste my own intestines. I WANT TO HAVE SEX WITH THE PUNK ROCK!!! Whee, I'm drunk! Punkcore, punkcore.com ((( EDITOR'S PICK )))
LOUD FAST RULES ..4 - The Scarred play a mixture of 77 style punk rock & roll and early 80s OC stuff and they do a damned fine job of it! All 12 songs here are top notch, but my personal favorites are the title track, "Nobody Cares" & "Drone". Ixve had a lot of great stuff to review this month, but this is my top pick. On tour this summer with Cheap Sex, see you there! -Manitoba
SKA PUNK AND OTHER JUNK - This is the The Scarred's debut album on Punkcore and it's filled with punk rock goodness! The songs are fast, snotty and remind you of songs from 1977. The Scarred are an awesome street punk band and this is something to listen to. Trust me. - http://www.skapunkandotherjunk.com/
SAINT ROCK N' ROLL - "Punk is not dead, and the Scarred proves so on their sophomore album "No Solution". The sound of these socal punk rockers resembles that of Bad Religion and Pennywise. Layered vocals and the usage of power chords throughout is the general sound of The Scarred, but it also describes thousands of other punk acts. Intriguing guitar solos are what set The Scarred apart from all their fellow bands.
However, I can not help notice how impossibly similar each and every track on the album sounds to each other. One thing The Scarred can change to improve is to add more variety to their sound so that the record is more interesting. Sure, there are songs that stood out among others, such as "I don't wanna", but the vast majority of the tracks is too indistinguishable.
Overall, "No Solution" is straight forward real punk rock, unlike the pop
punk that's dominating the music scene these days. There is no doubt that if The Scarred keep on going the way they had been for the past few years, they will land themselves a permanent spot on the Warped Tour in no time. The Scarred is definitely a band all old school punk fans ought to listen to." - SaintRockNRoll.com
NEUFUTUR MAGAZINE - Most individuals that are into punk music have heard The Scarreds title track to No Solution either on their Myspace or through another place. The track is not quite as out there and street punk as some of Punk Cores other bands, but the catchiness present in acts like The Unseen is present as well in The Scarred. During songs like Battlefield, The Scarred mix together acts like Bad Religion with The Germs to come up with something current while still having the bite of previous days. Where each of the discs earlier tracks had their own version of catchiness, Bastards kicks things up a notch in the deadpan delivery that is put forth by the backing vocals on the track.
The style put out by The Scarred should remind individuals of early Anti-Flag, albeit with a intensity that Anti-Flag just was not able to muster with their last few releases. For the individuals that might be getting tired of the straight forward type of punk that The Scarred have put forth with the first half of the disc, there is a psychedelic/seventies type of rock track present in Submission. The slower tempo of the track may seem to some to be an unnecessary turn for the band, but this 180 is essential for the band to keep things fresh while expanding their sound to include a few different styles. This change in styles is not something that the band sticks with for any length of time, but just doing this for one track means that the band is not stuck into any one given style for the entirety of this disc.
The distinctive guitars that are present during a track like Repression derive obviously from the Bad Religion side of things, but The Scarred recontextualize them in such a way that they are given a completely new luster without seeming like a Bad Religion rip-off. Another shift in style that keeps the line of change open for The Scarred happens during Drone, which is a track that moves back to the fifties for influence. Where a lot of the punks will hate songs like Submission and Drone, these tracks should be the ones given the most time as they show different sides to this amazing band. The Scarred keep punk alive and kicking instead of creating the musical style into something like a Frankensteins Monster, capable of only doing a few things. Top Tracks: Drone, Submission - Rating: 7.4/10 - NeuFutur.com
I saw a guy wearing a Dropkick Murphys shirt on To Catch A Predator once. LOL. hahahahha (seriously..I did!) You haven't hit it big time until the child molesters are representin'.
“It’s late November of 2007 and I stand shivering on the side of a freeway in Oklahoma next to Justin Willits, the lead singer of The Scarred. We stand staring at a van that refuses to drive any further while discussing the cancellation of the tours final shows in the wake of their record labels collapse. On that rainy night in Oklahoma the band is flat broke, label-less, and over 1,000 miles away from home. For most bands, this is where I would be forced to write ‘the end’…with the scarred, this is not the case.”
The Scarred, based in Anaheim California, first came together in 2003 and immediately garnered attention from DIY media outlets nationwide. After stirring up interest with their trademark live show The Scarred decided to released their debut full length CD, “Repression” (2004) on their own and hit the road. The album quickly went out of print and was immediately followed by a split 7”-inch with New Jersey’s own, Void Control. After touring on the “Repression” record and split 7” for almost 2 years The Scarred had established themselves as one of the hardest working punk rock bands in the underground music scene and were quickly signed to New York’s Punk Core Records. There they released their first and only full-length for the label, “No Solution” (2006). This was followed by an aggressive, non-stop tour schedule that included a sold-out US tour with former label-mates, Cheap Sex. 
After crisscrossing the United States numerous times in support of the record the band headed back to it’s California home base in 2007 to begin work on what had originally been planned as their second contribution to the label. Unfortunately, as production began Punk Core announced that it would be shutting its doors for good and would no longer be releasing any new records from its artists. Not known for giving up, The Scarred went back to its DIY roots and began work on the “Panic EP” for limited release in the U.S. and quickly caught the eye of Kids-Union records who agreed to distribute the bands latest in a limited pressing, available as a split 7” in Germany and China. The beginning of 2009 saw The Scarred join forces with California based label Basement Records in preparation for the bands third full-length record, “At Half Mast”. With over twenty U.S. tours under its belt and a new found buzz in both Germany and China the Scarred has yet again set its wheels in motion and stands poised to take on whatever the world may throw its way.
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