There’s also been some changes musically, as gone is the uber hefty production from Ion Dissonance’s Antoinne Lussier, replaced with Jamie King and gone are the humorous samples that littered No Saints, replaced with more serious samples. Then of course, former vocalist Johnny OC is not around for this album (though there are rumors circulating at late as this weekend that he is back in the band floating around), and Taking Back the Nightlife seems to have a lot of anger directed at their former singer, who wasn’t exactly sticking to the straight edge mantra while bellowing hymns of a straight edge lifestyle on the debut.

What hasn’t changed is the sheer tangible heft that Liferuiner exude. Arguably only topped by The Acacia Strain’s Continent, Taking Back the Nightlife is a punishing, rumbling exercise in E chord devastation, that’s simple yet effective and quite simply one of the heaviest hardcore acts around. Admittedly, vocalist Danny Surjanac isn’t the vocal presence that Johnny OC was on No Saints, but he’s not (allegedly) nailing underage (apparently only in the US) kids.

Musically, even with a slightly less stout Jamie King production, Liferuiner are still a rumbling, force of nature when it comes to simple, resonant breakdowns and thunderous bass drops. Tracks like opener “Doug Burns to Death”, “megaDEATH”, “Headbang Over”, “Ameranthine”, and especially vitriolic hidden track “Suck My Dick” (after a prolonged silence),are  just simply pummeling. However, I personally think No Saints, pedo singer and all, is the superior and heavier record, which I still play regularly much to my neighbors chagrin.