BAREFOOT & PREGNANT REVIEWS:
Big bold country rock 'n roll, bred on moonshine and Rocky Mountain oysters. With a harsh word and a heavy hand the husband, wife, and drummer trio of Hammerlock sound something like a Boone County-born cross between Mule and Cocknoose as they haul out "Riding For the Brand", "Colorado Mountain Goat", "Whiskey Rebel", and instant classics like "White Mule." There's even the shack-shakin' love song "Tie Me Down" and rollickin' covers of "Good Hearted Woman" and "Long Haired Country Boy." Hammerlock would make a perfect double bill with Hellstomper, and Barefoot & Pregnant is just the thing to slip into the box the next time you're out fishing with dynamite.
—Paniscus Revue
Southern style punk rock and roll like ANTiSEEN or Cocknoose meeting the Candy Snatchers with an out of control outlaw punk sound.
—Toxic Flyer #34
7" REVIEWS:
Two great bands on one 7". Philly's Rancid Vat give you a song called "Jobjumper" that rocks like the Dead Boys meeting the Humpers. Just pure evil 666 all the way. On the flipside you get Hammerlock doing a song called "Whiskey Rebel" that's full of pure rock & roll meeting a little street punk with a touch of Southern punk added in.
—Toxic Flyer #32
Perhaps this is a split with a theme... an ode to The Whiskey Rebel perhaps? Okay, so he's in Rancid Vat (and I have read his column in Hit List), but obviously he has impressed Hammerlock enough to write a song about him and go on a long winded speech on how great the man is in their liner notes. Musically, punk with a strong rock and roll edge. On the flip is Rancid Vat, who seem to have been plugging away for years. This is the first time these ears have heard them. Solid stuff. Straightforward punk rock, with an early 80's feel and a great guitar sound. Yeah, I'd enjoy a full length from them for sure.
—Caustic Truths #78
