Monster Squad’s debut LP Strength Through Pain is back in print for its 20th anniversary as a delux version with a poster, flexi and booklet!

Monster Squad’s debut LP Strength Through Pain is back in print for its 20th anniversary! This 2004 LP was the definitive statement their fans were waiting for after 7 years of the band honing their sound and their message on tapes, CD-Rs, 7’s, comps, and splits, and it introduced them to wider audiences across the world!

‘Strength Through Pain – you can’t destroy the heart inside’ was a lyric written by the band’s original guitarist Dave Gale in 1998. Its message of defiance against oppressive forces, internal or external, had become a central theme for the band and their audience. It was a rallying cry to overcome mental illness, abuse at home, government persecution, and all other ways young people are kept down. After Dave’s departure, the band crafted a new version of the song. The bonus fl