Colorado’s Antidote Records is one of the most consistently interesting ‘horror rock’ labels on the market, so it comes as no surprise that this compilation, signifying and celebrating their fifth year of existence (or un-existence, if you wanna keep the ghoul theme going) is such a blast. It’s also somewhat of a departure, as not all of the bands are horror punks; some of ‘em ain’t scary at all, just loud, wild and sleazy, like our good friends Crank County Daredevils and On Parole. There’s punk n’ roll savagery (The Nerds), sexy swank rock (The Unsatisfied), demonic razor metal (St. Madness), grisly old-skull hardcore (Crybaby Bridge), and yeah, plenty of the spooky shit, too (Hallowmas, Guthook, Skeleteen). There’s nothing better than a compilation full of unknown names that turns you on to a handful of great new bands, and this is one of ‘em, shining its greasy green light on the squirmy rock n’ roll underground and discovering a host of hot new horrors. Besides the acoustic creep-out from Terri Rice and the Honky Punks early on, Under the Radar doesn’t even take a breather. It’d make the perfect soundtrack for a bloodbath. Good shit, and wrapped in a great looking, blood-covered CD design.