Vaxine - Frontal Lobotomy - LP

VAXINE's debut LP, Frontal Lobotomy, released in April 2024, delivers a raw and energetic punk experience that pays homage to the UK82 sound. The album has garnered attention for its unrelenting intensity and nods to classic punk influences.​

According to a review in Maximum Rocknroll (Issue #493, June 2024), the album is described as "an absolute cracker of a debut from NYC’s own VAXINE, taking the decrepit old corpse of UK82 and injecting a vital dose of arse-kicking into it." The reviewer notes that while the band isn't reinventing the wheel, their execution is compelling: "No wheels are being reinvented here, but when it sounds like this, why would you want to?" Fans of bands like CHAOS UK, THE PARTISANS, and THE EXPLOITED will find much to appreciate in VAXINE's approach, as the album "stomps along with a sneer and a pleasantly stateside fury, with no wasted energy."