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Have you ever seen the public service ad in which Little Johnny cruises around the neighborhood on his skateboard, then hooks up with a buddy and sneaks behind a bush to take a toke? The anti-drug message is meant to drive home the notion that the ?burbs can be just as dangerous for adolescent development as the inner-city ?hoods. Along these lines is Strate Jak It, a band that shows a bad attitude matched with a seething, muscular attack can be menacing even if you hail from Cottage Grove, MN. The six-piece?s EP "The Padded Cell" is voracious, blood-dripping, lumbering and angry discourse on what ails them. Thrashing out against politics, deception, crime, poverty and those folks that generally perturb Strate Jak It, the seven-song disc rolls with an intensity that should find a welcome home with fans of Limp Bizkit, Korn and the like. The band, including singer Dusty Elling and guitarist Jason Tannahill celebrates the CD with the similarly irked American ! Head Charge and 35" Mudder. -Vicki Casey Minneapolis Star Tribune