"Burn," the single, offers an incendiary blast of proto-punk that more than lives up to its title. Unlike The Stooges' 2007 comeback album The Weirdness, Ready to Die features Raw Power-era guitarist James Williamson.

Hence, the new disc is being presented as the proper follow-up to that seminal album, released by the band 40 years ago. (Sadly, original Stooge Ron Asheton passed away in January 2009.)