The Bronx (III)

With The Bronx (III), the band channels their kinetic live energy through razor sharp wit and unbridled aggression. Joby describes their style best: "The Bronx sounds like five guys playing their asses off. It's very serious, but it's witty too. The music is a channel of positive energy rather than negative energy. We enjoy what we're doing." The Bronx get brutal, but they do it with a huge smirk. Matt elaborates, "It's a strange type of aggression. It always comes out of the same places-anger and frustration. The sound of The Bronx lies within its members. We have so many different influences, styles and quirks that somehow the chemistry between all of it works, and it creates something new." Songs like "Past Lives," "Young Bloods" and "Enemy Mind" rip and roar with a fresh ferocity, while Matt opens up a little bit on this album through cuts like "Inveigh." He says, "There are a couple songs about being on the dark side of things. Going into recording, I was dead broke and trying to make a better life for myself. However, I felt like a criminal. It was a real dark time. As much as I hate dark times, they're very inspiring. It's nice to go on a little trip down the bad path sometimes."