The death roots intact, but exploring Pink Floydian tangents. Surprising are the fist bang anthems, twisted beyond pop only by Peter Tastgren’s gnarled growl.
A Japanese punk/pop band that covers Bay City Rollers’ “Saturday Night” and Rainbow’s “Since You’ve Been Gone,” and sounds almost identical to Down By Law.
Staggering, plodding, delicate, discreet, ass-kicking. I like bands named after assassinated homosexual politicians that sound like Brian Eno meets Melvins.
In-your-face aggressive. He plays the guitar fast and furious. If he were electric, he’d be lethal. He makes me wonder how many strings he goes through.
Solid, melodic hardcore, like a sped up Marginal Man. They gain points by flogging a seemingly dead horse until it hobbles onto all fours and starts galloping.