Maaster Gaiden "Like It Never Happened"
			******************************************************************** Maaster Gaiden Like It Never Happened CD (Big Action Records) Maaster Gaiden, out of Carrolltown, Texas, is a duo that formed just last summer. Now a trio, the group already has an album out. And it's damn good! Produced by Mark Ryan of the Marked Men, this disc is bound to draw comparisons to the whole Reds/Marked Men/High Tension Wires canon. Such associations would be pretty spot-on, especially if one considers songs such as "Like It Never Happened", "Fingers Crossed", and "Won't Take My Meds". But Maaster Gaiden generally plays fiercer and faster than the aforementioned bands, and reminds me just as much of hellfire punk n' rollers like the New Bomb Turks and Humpers. Songs like "Without You" and "Sleep Is the Enemy" verge on what Raul Reaction calls "fast punk", and "DOA on the 48" is simply the hottest new punk tune I've heard all year. 12 tracks scorch by in just 20 minutes, the breakneck pace and full-throttle aggression never letting up for a second. And this is a great-sounding record - no lo-fi shit-job here, bro! Alright! If you like super-fast garage-punk with some melody behind it, check out Maaster Gaiden. The band has hit us with a promising debut and should be a force in the future. Lord Rutledge March 8, 2007
		******************************************************************** Savage Magazine Feb 07 Here's a mysterious band. Never heard about them before and I think I'd remember a strange name like that. They're a drum-guitar duo with a pretty cool sound. It's simple punkrock but played with flair, energy and it's catchy to boot. The label is the one that put out the Ape Shits/the Gash split and has some releases from bands like the Brokedowns. Anyway, Maaster Gaiden is really cool. Hooky and catchy like the Marked Men (not quite) and minimalistic but not sounding too minimalistic. Seems to be a new trend among duo's, they sound like full bands. Their MySpace cites bands like Teengenerate and the Humpers as influences and that's a little bit of how they sound, I'm also thinking New Bomb Turks and other 90's punkrock luminaries. Wow, this was actually quite a surprise. Surprisingly good too. Check them out. (Thomas) Big Action Records
				****************************************************************** Razorcake #37 MAASTER GAIDEN: Like It Never Happened: CD Prepared as I was to hate this CD based solely on the band name (a reference to an old Nintendo game, perhaps?), it proved impossible. The songs on Like It Never Happened capture the frustration, anger, and disappointment of being a young, awkward punk whose girl left him, who can't fit in, whose doctor says it's time to be medicated. Maaster Gaiden takes the shit that this monkey called life flings at them and celebrates it, using it to fuel songs that lead to wild, flailing, liberating catharsis. They've taken their Scared of Chaka and Marked Men records, chewed them up, swallowed them, regurgitated the best bits, and spit them out as something their own. God-fucking-damn, is this good! When they come through my town, I'll be standing in the front row, singing every word, smiling, and going ape shit. –Josh Benke (Big Action)
					***************************************************************** review/blog from Bull City Records "...Also in this box came a new CD by a young group called Maaster Gaiden on Big Action Records. Shit. I threw Like It Never Happened on for the first time today and I think I'm on my fourth or fifth listen already. It's a short album, so that makes this behavior kinda okay. It's over as fast as it started - 20 minutes in a frazzled blur. Mainly I'd say it's reminiscent of the stuff coming out on Estrus, Rip Off or Sympathy in the mid-90s. Blistering, exciting and fast but still together and popped up enough to be remembered and catch yer notice. You know the bands I'm talking about. Also, in the vocals you'll hear some heavy influence from the Marked Men. Overall though, it's probably closer related to the Reds or the High Tension Wires. This little occurence probably has something to do with the fact that Mark Ryan from the Marked Men recorded/mixed the album. They've probably got a few tricks up their sleeves. Did I mention these guys are a two-piece? They are, and this is an awesome weight of music created from two young dudes. They just added a bass player though, so watch out for that. It shouldn't distract too much."