“The Slack-Jawed Yokels’ ’05 demo. Just think how much heat it’d be generating if they had been able to gig before November!” — Phillie N., Cleveland
“Ventana’s demo. It’s amazing. No topping this new industrial band.” — Matt X., Mentor
“Filament 38’s Unstable!” — Tür M., Cleveland
“Midnight’s Complete and Total F@#cking Midnight is as essential as beer and leather. Total old-school ’80s metal that growls and snorts like an underfed Grizzly. Midnight may be a one-man band, but it sounds like it took 10 angry longhairs to make this racket.” — Martin R., Lakewood
Question of the Week:
What local band improved the most this year?
This article appears in Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2005.
