Whippersnapper screams "California melodic punk," not that
The Long Walk is a blatant copy of
Bad Religion's
Suffer or
NOFX's
Punk in Drublic. However, the driving guitars, clear vocal harmonies, and bleach blonde bassist automatically lump these guys in with an Epitaph or Fat Wreck Chords band.
Whippersnapper deserves more than an automatic categorization, as their complex guitar breakdowns and ability to travel in several different directions in a single song without warning doesn't make
The Long Walk a complete clone. At least the world isn't blessed with another
Pennywise. ~ Mike DaRonco