Fascist Insect keep their identities carefully hidden, but here�??s how to recognize them: They�??ll be the ones using a sampler and guitar to knock your teeth down your throat.
The Scene Music Department are busy downloading the new Nine Inch Nails album, so they hereby turn to podium over to a band you need to see.
Band: Fascist Insect
Hometown: Cleveland
Sounds like: "Punkoid screams over garage thrash, mixed with industrial/sludge and classic rock (?)"
Fun fact: "Frontman Thee Dr. fronted Malaysian crossover revivalists Enslaved Chaos for five years."
Playing: Thursday night, at the
Cleveland 100, at
Peabody's (2083 E. 21st St., 216-776-9999)
Why you need to see them: "A kick-ass musical performance."
-- Thee Dr., bass/vox