More often than not, ambitious left-of-the-dial bands gallantly cling to their principles as they plunge into the depths of commercial failure. Integrity is a heavy burden. Led by singer-guitarist Kevin Batres, Bliss53 is the latest underground artist to try more of a mainstream approach. A dynamic mix of sizzling power chords, manic energy and sonic restraint, Bliss53 erects sturdy melodic structures — sing-along hard rock as defined by groups like the Nirvana, Soundgarden and Green Day — but then at-tacks them with frenzied screaming and guitar havoc. When Batres revs into high punk gear, shifting his versatile voice from quiet caress to raw-throated fury, the decisive control of drummer Cole Donelan and bassist Jay Weiner is all that keeps the songs from chaos. If Bliss53 isn’t onto anything altogether new, No Alternative does possess the songs, character and confident spirit to be much more than a reformulation of college radio’s high-oct...