Where they from?
Scotland. The Lions won outright on Monday night and went 1-1 with my Week 4 picks with the Jets and Dolphins game still to be played as of press time [I’m sure Tyreek Hill will still have two working legs by the end of it]. That brings my total record to 6-5 with one game TBD. This week I like the Vikings -4.5 against the Browns, the Bills -8.5 against New Patriots and the Chargers -3 against the Washington Commandwhateverthefucktheycallthemselvesnowadays.
Why the hype?
There are a couple of different strands of powerviolence, some more serious than others. I think I much prefer my powerviolence to be ZANY rather than of the tough guy variety (I go to therapy) and perhaps no one does Capital Z zaniness better than Scotland’s Endless Swarm. When I saw this band play at Obscene Extreme in 2023 the lead singer Graham ran off the stage and jumped to the ground, shattering his ankle in the process. He then finished the set on one leg. Keep in mind that this was 10am on a Saturday morning in the middle of nowhere in Central Europe. If that isn’t ZANY, then I don’t know what is.
Latest release?
The Body Hammer, self-released. It seems that the drummer has learned to gravity blast and likes to whip that party trick out all over this album just to add an additional level of ferocity to the powerfully violent proceedings. Also, ‘Prognosis Terrible’ has a melodic flourish that sounds like it could be home on a Candlebox album. HOW FUCKING MORE ZANY CAN THESE MAD LADS GET??
