Ratas Del Vaticano: Mocosos Pateticos LP

Probably one of the finer bands coming straight from the south of the border, Ratas Del Vaticano are a band not to be reckoned with, and honestly, who would want to even doubt that?

I stumbled across this group while engaging myself in once-a-week radio show brought to you by the folks in Maximum Rock N Roll. Yea, it's pretty damn easy to say "FUCK MRR!", considering the older generation of punks had a distaste for their politics and close mindedness and a bit part of kids new to punk take those words to heart and start stating these reasons without really seeing why these points were made in the first place. None the less, It should be recognized for bringing various artists from the underground to our ears, whether from distant countries or even from our own backyard. Aside of that, They happened to play "No Busco Problemas con la Autoridad" from Ratas Del Vaticano and I remember being startled by their sheer attitude displayed. Translating the song title only made sense to the sheer attitude and I put Ratas in the bands to watch out for pile, along with numerous others too long to put into said post.

Hailing from Monterrey, Mexico, the band reminds of another Hispanic punk group, Los Ninatos, mainly for the production on their LP. It gives off this snotty, careless, noisy, don't give a fuck sound to their tracks, which also makes sense to why their sound startled me. However, it is why this makes this LP worth a listen too. Lyrics maybe hard to translate but that's beside the point. Roughly lasting about 35 minutes, the band goes through 23 songs in the good ole hardcore fashion. A standout on this LP is "Olvidalo", with it's hypnotic guitar intro that draws you in from the get go. From there, you either get lost or get sucked right into it's sheer aggression, emphasizing how Punk should sound like, instead of relying on the look.

I must say that this band is quite a treat to listen too, I mean, I don't honestly find anything terrible with their sound, lyrics, anything at all. I must say, I'm actually quite anticipating on where they will go with their next LP. Hopefully, they will stick with their guns and try out another direction to their sound. Until then, I'll have to stick this fine piece of wax.

Cheers!