{"id":27263,"date":"2025-10-21T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27263"},"modified":"2025-10-17T11:57:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T10:57:01","slug":"bad-sam-trauma-property-of-the-lost-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27263","title":{"rendered":"Bad Sam \u2013 \u2018Trauma\u2019 (Property Of The Lost Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It feels like an eternity since \u2018Bring Me The Head Of\u2026\u2019 the last album by Newport punks Bad Sam was released into the world back in 2017, but when it comes to Dean Beddis and Richard Glover, the musicians behind this latest version of the band, it\u2019s always been about quality tunes and never mind how long it takes to write them, which as a result means \u2018Trauma\u2019 is packed with 10 cuts of premium punk pomp from da Port\u2026.albeit with a 2025 twist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking the live insanity of the Bad Sam line ups that have gone before and distilling it down to singer Beddis and bassist\/guitarist\/producer Glover might have been considered a risky move by some as the intensity of the band live had always a joy to behold \u2013 even if it was like taking your life into your own hands at times. Here though with \u2018Trauma\u2019 the \u201cbrains\u201d behind the band have momentarily paused operations, observed what is going on around them, and then tweaked the Bad Sam songwriting formula to return angrier than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s been demo tracks released over the past couple of years on Bandcamp, tracks like \u2018Pedigree Poor\u2019 and \u2018Terrable Dance\u2019 (rechristened \u2018Monster\u2019s Dance\u2019 for the album)  which hinted at what might be coming, and there\u2019s also been a handful of chaotic local low key gigs that have seen the duo breaking in the new material to ascertain what songs best fit their twisted vision of the future, and as a result \u2018Trauma\u2019 is an all out attack on the senses, a record that actually makes you stop and think\u2026\u201dwhat the fuck is going on in this world?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Emotional Hostage\u2019 kicks things off in fine style as Slayer-esque riffage blends perfectly with industrial drum loops over which the immediately recognisable Beddis barks out his warning of living your life always looking for a return to \u201cthe good old days\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Pedigree Poor\u2019 quickly follows, remixed and rabid, it\u2019s a grimy real-life tale of living well below the poverty line. This track demanding you to listen to it on headphones to truly absorb the avalanche of sounds that underpin this anthem for the less fortunate in our society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elsewhere, \u2018The Van\u2019 sounds just how Public Enemy jamming with a hardcore crossover band should have always sounded, whilst \u2018Turn You Off\u2019 is the first of a trio of tracks on \u2018Trauma\u2019 that are the closest to the Bad Sam sound of old, with a more straight-ahead punk rock approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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