QUICK FIX

Samothrace

ALBUM

LIFE’S TRADE

20 BUCK SPIN

SOUND LIKE

Epic Midwestern doom,
melding the dopesmoking grooves of
Bongzilla with the elegiac Gothicism
of classic Paradise Lost.

FUN FACT

Samothrace is a Greek island
known as the home of the Sanctuary
of the Great Gods, a temple of the
Pan-Hellenic cult known as the Mys-
tery Religions.

THIS HAS BEEN QUICK FIX NO. 199 ONE MORE BAND YOU SHOULD KNO W ABOU T

ALBUM

As Eden Burns
THE GREAT CELESTIAL DELUSION

WILLOWTIP

SOUND LIKE

A whirlwind time-machine
Frank Iero (vocals),
after following the
wrong white rabbits
ride back to mid-’90s Sweden, specifi-
cally the practice rooms of Dissection
and At the Gates.
Leathermouth
Bassist Ryan Pennington recently
went on the “worst date…ever,” ac-
cording to his MySpace blog, with a girl,

FUN FACT:

Brandy, of whom he writes: “Listening
to her talk and share her opinions is like
fellating a hot curling iron.”

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THE HONEYMOON’S OVER FOR MY
CHEMICAL ROMANCE’S GUITARIST

WHY YOU SHOULD CARE Frank Iero’s first role in Leathermouth wasn’t as frontman: When the My Chemical Romance guitarist heard the New Jersey hardcore band’s demo, he envisioned signing them to his label Skeleton Crew. After the original singer split, though, Iero told guitarist Rob Hughes (an old pal from the East Coast basement-show scene) to give him a week to write an album’s worth of lyrics. “I forced my way in,” Iero admits with a laugh. On their blistering debut, XO (Epitaph), Leathermouth sound like a furious blast from the not-so-distant past; fans of early-’90s DIY acts like Antioch Arrow are advised to check out horror-inspired gems such as “Bodysnatchers 4 Ever.”

songwriting, Iero says that in Leathermouth his goal is to vent “the hate and frustrations that bubble up inside.” (“You can all go fuck yourselves,” he announces in “My Lovenote Has Gone Flat.”) “This record probably sets back tolerance at least 20 years,” Iero says. “But I’m sick of people being so goddamned politically correct. Everyone has emotions they’re not happy about—let’s tackle them head on.”

The Modern
Age Slavery

ALBUM

DAMNED TO BLINDNESS

I DON’T LOVE YOU Iero initially wanted to keep his membership in Leathermouth a secret but decided to reveal the truth in order to get XO out as speedily as possible. (Playing in goth-punk’s biggest band tends to limit one’s spare time.) Still, he’s not looking for day-job spillover. “If a kid who likes My Chem checks out Leathermouth they’ll probably be disappointed,” he says. “At least I hope they are.” MIKAEL WOOD

NAPALM

Sick, gut-wrenching deathcore:
think the Aborted Dying Fetus of Job for

SOUND LIKE

a Cowboy.
ANOTHER HATE OF MIND Although My Chem are
known for their positive message and anthemic

FUN FACT

The band’s name is inspired by
vocalist Giovanni Berselli’s work at a re-
search center building anthropomorphic
robotic hands and artificial muscles.

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LEATHERMOUTH: CHARLIE REDDEVILPRESS