The brand new An Albatross CD is finally here! Wilkes-Barre's An Albatross crank out a whole bunch of tunes that sorta sound like the Locust meets mid-90s screamo, with weird carnival music noise effects tossed in for good effect. Definitely a must for all fans of well-played crazy hardcore/punk.

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