It’s easy to forget that Bombshell Rocks is a Swedish band, because they just bleed sun-dappled Californian punk. They’ve got the same sinewy riffs and shoutalong choruses, the same dead-end-kids lyrical themes, the same bursts of rock n’ roll guitar as bands like Social Distortion, DI, and Operation Ivy. The only thing that really separates ‘em from their forebears (besides an ocean) is Bombshell Rocks’ affinity for glam, specifically of the 80’s Finnish variety.  And there ain’t nothing wrong with that. “The Conclusion” is not, as far as I know, their last album, despite the finality in the title, but it does mark a decade’s worth of punk rock n’ roll. The anthemic  “Teenagers” addresses the passing of time and era, but Bombshell Rocks show no signs of slowing, as evidenced by storming riot starters like “Guns and Democracy” and "Bloodbrothers”. Overall, “The Conclusion” is more punk than rock, but it does close with the very Hanoi Rocks-ing title track, a glammy protest song, if you can imagine such a thing. Solid. __________________________________________________

-Sleazegrinder