Name: Kowloon Walled City
From: San Francisco
Shares DNA With: Neurosis, Fu Manchu, Black Cobra, Mastodon
Feels Like: Hanging from a rope that is hanging from a helicopter
Key to Success: Fast guitar hooks
Needs to Work on: Educating people on what their name means, to save it from sounding too long and random.
Locals can catch them at the Hemlock on March 21. I’ll be there.
Name: JAW From: Winnipeg Shares DNA with: Tool, Metallica, Pantera Feels Like: Being punched and then hugged on repeat. Key…
Name: LYE From: Toronto Shares DNA with: Manson, Black Light Burns, Wednesday 13, Filter Feels Like: making out in a…
Name: SKELETEEN From: LA Shares DNA With: MBV, The Warlocks, Autolux, APTBS Feels Like: an action-packed dream sequence Key to…
It was actually a pretty easy process to pick my top 10 albums for 2009. All I had to do…
Name: Dirt Communion From: Reno, NV Shares DNA With: Down, Goatwhore, The Sword Feels Like: A dirty communion on the…
Name: Sylosis From: Reading, UK Shares DNA With: Metallica, Lamb of God, Meshuggah, Pantera Feels Like: A bunch of my…
Name: Black River From: Poland Shares DNA With: Technically, Vader and Behemoth…but sounds more like Black Label Society and Rob…
Name: White Rhino From: Austin, TX Shares DNA With: Motorhead, QotSA, Valient Thorr Feels Like: Riding a mechanical bull at…
Name: dogs of winter From: Brooklyn Shares DNA With: Mastodon, Underoath, Apocalyptica, The New Regime Feels Like: Reading Kurt Vonnegut…
Name: Goblin Cock From: San Diego Shares DNA With: Well, technically speaking, Pinback. But really, Goon Moon, Jane’s Addiction, QOTSA…
Name: JAW From: Winnipeg Shares DNA with: Tool, Metallica, Pantera Feels Like: Being punched and then hugged on repeat. Key…
Name: LYE From: Toronto Shares DNA with: Manson, Black Light Burns, Wednesday 13, Filter Feels Like: making out in a…
Name: SKELETEEN From: LA Shares DNA With: MBV, The Warlocks, Autolux, APTBS Feels Like: an action-packed dream sequence Key to…
It was actually a pretty easy process to pick my top 10 albums for 2009. All I had to do…
Name: Dirt Communion From: Reno, NV Shares DNA With: Down, Goatwhore, The Sword Feels Like: A dirty communion on the…
Name: Sylosis From: Reading, UK Shares DNA With: Metallica, Lamb of God, Meshuggah, Pantera Feels Like: A bunch of my…
I love these guys. Caught them with Orchid a couple of months ago. Total wall of sound. Didn't they play with Goblin Cock?
They did…but I missed it.