Inspired by science fiction and the occult as well as Ramones and The Lillingtons, Italian pop-punks Proton Packs are back with their fifth full-length, Visions From The Void, out now on Mom’s Basement Records and Striped Records.

Musically, everything makes sense for a pop-punk band with these influences. They aren’t top of the class, but the bones of these songs are sturdy enough. Vocally, however, things are less convincing: the delivery often feels flat, slightly off-key, and lacks the energy needed to match the band’s spirited songwriting.

Visions From The Void track listing:

1. In The Dark
2. Corrupted File
3. The Backrooms
4. Call Of The Moon
5. The Tunnel At The End Of The Light
6. Hallucination Nation
7. Over And Over
8. Anomaly
9. I Didn’t Get The Memo
10. Insomnianaut
11. Rabbit Hole Mind
12. Nothing Works Out In The End