Review: All Access Magazine (USA)

Tonk :: Sister Switchblade
Modern Music/Sony BMG
CD Review
By The Atomic Chaser

You very rarely hear it anymore, an album that grabs you from the start and doesn't let you go. Listen up mates, 'Sister Switchblade' the debut release from Australia's Tonk is one such album. Bred on a healthy dose of Rose Tattoo, The Angels and AC/DC, these boys from Canberra, know how to rock and these boys rock HARD!! Riff upon riff, Tonk build upon their Aussie hard rock heritage and bring it screaming and stomping into the modern age!

The band is fueled and powered by, Jinks on vocals, Steve Gray on guitar and vocals, Wayne Withers on guitars, Michael Rosser on bass and vocals with Tristian Davies bringing the thunder on drums. Not only will their music grab you by the throat it will put you in a stranglehold. 'Sister Switchblade' is exhausting, I mean that in the best way possible. It's brimming with swagger and raw energy.

By the time it's over, you will have burned as many calories as if you would have run a marathon. After rocking out to tracks like, "Redback", "Libertine," " Ménage A Trios" and "Needle In The Red", you will understand where I'm coming from.

The bottom line, this is good stuff, people. These boys come at you like a freight train. Pure hard rock fury! Period.

ATTITUDE, POWER & PASSION, Tonk are the genuine article. I highly recommend this album to anyone who wants to be blown away by balls to the wall in your face rock and roll! I for one can't wait to hear what Tonk come up with next.