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The American Plague by The American Plague
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fave it Punk | Hard Rock
7 tracks | 24 minutes
Released Aug 2001
on Plague Records
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Like Motorhead in a fistfight with the NY Dolls; loud, real RockNRoll.
Editorial review
There are only two degrees of separation with the American Plague, as the band's singer, Jaw, played drums in Undead, the post-Misfits vehicle for Bobby Steele. The Misfits are a logical starting point for his latest group, as the Knoxville trio proffers spunky punk with a ton of melodies (though never in the Epitaph mold at all; more like Pegboy if they were pissed) and a great vocalist who can sing as well as scream. This eponymous seven-song EP is catchy, energetic, and about as original as three-chord mania will ever get. Highlights include the raucous choruses of "Landmine" and "I Want It All," and the bouncy bass interplay of disc closer "The World Is Doomed." ~ Brian O'Neill, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Described as "a fresh take on late '70s rock with punk sensibility and a metal soul" (is there such a thing?), The American Plague is an enigmatic wall of sound, a white-hot noise produced by three unrelenting musicians in an uncompromising outfit born to burn. Confused? Take equal parts MotÖrhead, The Stooges, NY Dolls, and Black Sabbath, add a little Ramones for good measure, then throw it all in a blender and crank it to 11. Influences aside, the real meat of The American Plague comes from the men behind the madness: Jaw (guitar and vox), B.J. Fontana (drums), and Dave Dammit (bass).
Although The American Plague began in early 2000, all three members are seasoned musicians with impressive legacies to show from past endeavors. Jaw made his bones in the mid-'90s with The Malignmen, a notorious punk group that scoured the Eastern United States for almost four years. More recently, he could be found in NYC's legendary horror-rock trio, The Undead.
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