Poison Headache do not pretend to be something that they are not, they lack pretence and display no gimmicks; the early promotional photos even tried to hide the fact that Phil Sgrosso (As I Lay Dying, Wovenwar) is a member. Poison Headache are not innovators, but they don’t need to be either. They do have a clear purpose though, and that’s to combine the tempo of punk, the abrasive side of metal and the attitude of hardcore. The three piece have been writing songs together since high school, and it really shows as their chemistry is clear, but so is their creative song writing ability and well placed transitions. Where this ends up on their debut self titled release is unnerving, aggressive, very nasty and done very well.