Killdozer - Uncompromising War On Art Under The Dictatorhip Of The Proletariat

Year: 1994

Label: Touch And Go

This little red gem comes from mid to late period Killdozer, a time when their fascination with communist rhetoric and imagery mirrored my own fascination with all things Marx (fuck off, I was in college, so not only was I a card carrying member of the RCP, but also experimenting with vegetarianism and lesbianism). Not only does the band pay lip service to tenants of socialist ideology via gruff, burly, thud-rock, but they also manage the most heart wrenching song of recent memory in the ode, "Knuckles The Dog (Who Helps People)". That's a double threat y'all.

This is the cd version which contains the Burl ep, originally released in 1986. It is less Leninist, and more backwoods stomp (Tad Doyle was taking copious notes no doubt), but nonetheless, I assume it champions the overthrow of the bourgeoisie. Just a hunch.

DL