The Rejected

The Rejected Final Offence LP

For the most part, this is mid-tempo English type punk, though every now and then a bit of thrash creeps in to remind you it’s not 1979. Decent, but not powerful or catchy enough to be really memorable.

• Reviewer Tim Yohannan
• Label Spew
• Issue MRR #52 • September 1987

The Rejected First Offence EP

The term “generic” comes to mind on this one. Mid- to fast-paced hardcore from this Aussie outfit, but the songs are too repetitious (both lyrically and musically) and the guitar sound altogether too thin to sustain much power. “Copper,” of the five tracks, has a nice riff to recommend it; otherwise, I was unaffected.

• Reviewer Steve Spinali
• Label EMI Custom
• Issue MRR #31 • December 1985