Blast Worship: Vixen Maw

Where they from?
New York, NY. My pick of the Lightning beating the Stars in the NHL Stanley Cub finals is blown after the first round. I am like reverse-Nostradamus — everything I pick turns out false. I should pick stocks for people and they just do the opposite of whatever I say.

Why the hype?
Oh lord, do we have a live one here. I’ve been thinking all week about how to spell ‘psychedelic kaleidoscope’ because that is the only phrase that kept popping into my mind while listening to this band. Cartoonish twists and turns comparable to bands like Imperial Triumphant and Mr Bungle at their most inaccessible. Digitized nu metal breakdowns interspersed with cartoon samples and unexpected smooth jazz breaks, this band has it all!

Latest release?
Pervertigo, self-released. There isn’t a single second of this album that isn’t drenched in absolute audio mayhem. It is not so much an album as it is an experience, a straight drive into Looney Tunes Hell with only the most sonically perverted gimps as your guide. This is the only soundtrack I can imagine that will help me properly grieve my shitty hockey picks.