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REVIEWS:
DAREDEVILE MAGAZINE 07/2004::
I don´t know what they put in the coffee in Louisville, Kentucky, cause after The Glasspack and their fuzzed out way to celebrate the Rock the next crazy band from Louisville...these guys sound like a Blue Cheer and MC5 on f**ing Speed and Crack. The music of The Defilers is also really really fuzzed out. The vocals are punky and sometimes crazy as hell, BUT really well done. I also love the psychedelic moments on this CD...sometimes a bit like Nebula just with more power. The rhythm section is strong in this band (doesn´t that sound like f**ing Star Wars)...hahaha...I highly recommend The Defilers.......
The Defilers - Self Titled
Review by: Scrit (STONERROCK.COM)
Dryrun Records, 2003
Available now::
OK. With song titles like Fucko Destructo, Shitstorm, and the image of a kneeling little girl about to let loose a volley of 50-calibre machine gun fire adorning the inside cover jacket, youre expecting quite a bang from The Defilers self-titled EP. We begin with Balls, a nasty bass line that escalates quickly into a punk-fueled, lo-fi assault that I cant directly compare to anything I listen to. It is a bang. The music is frantic, a bit surfy, very demo-y, and full of screaming. The vocals are a bit reminiscent of Nick Oliveris Mondo Generator stuff. True to punk fashion, most cuts are very short, clocking in at roughly two minutes or less.
Its hard to know who to direct to these guys. Its definitely way-below-the-radar, culty recordings. Music suitable for going out on a killing spree in a Tarantino-action-styled movie sequence. But they are skilled and good what they do, though I dont know exactly what that is. Thats good though, no? A lot of folks hate labels or the lesser stigmatized descriptives. So for that, I definitely cant say, Oh these guys are hopelessly imitating or outright ripping off so-and-so.
Fire Down Below has this QOTSA-type harmony subversively slithering its way under the chorus and is perhaps the standout track for me on this quick 18-minute EP. Shitstorm, the closing song, takes its time much more than the rest of the album. Reminding me heavily, and this is a huge compliment, of Mammoth Volumes more aggressive riffage. This is the most desert-y tune The Defilers serve up, so Id have to say this one is my favorite.
Youre not going to find out much about them online. They are also not to be confused with the other The Defilers, a rockabilly-punk outfit from South Carolina. Their website, thedefilers.net, is not yet up and running, so little is known to us folks about who they are. But they come from Louisville, Kentucky, and have earned a strong local following, their pedigree playing no small part (comprised of members of Without Further Ado, Wino, and Front Porch Campaign).
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