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

20 years into their long and storied career, Rancid Vat is still a musical force to be reckoned with. Their aural attack is an unrelenting dose of brutal rock and roll; subsequently, they've been banned from clubs from coast to coast but that hasn't stopped them one bit. They just keep finding new place to play and subsequently get banned from. Currently Reb, Marla and their son Elvis left Philly to set up shop in sunny San Marcos, TX but we're sure this is by no means the end of Rancid Vat - nor have you heard the last from the Philly line-up, a CD retrospective (of sorts) is in the works, tentatively titled "The Cheesesteak Years", due out on SCR in 2002.
(Check back for more info on that and our other new releases.)