Icarus Line - Mono

I don't know how often I'm going to be posting for a while. That "I'm going to cram loads of stuff on here as often as possible" phase is coming to an end. It looks like it's going to be that twice a week concept I proposed a while back but even then I'm not sure, maybe more, maybe less, whatever.

The Icarus Line caught my attention a while ago with the "Red And Black Attack" ep. Since that encounter I've been somewhat hooked. You might know this band as the guys who torture Fred Durst and spray painted The Strokes tour bus. Frankly that is of no importance in comparison to their music. This, their debut full length is shit hot. An impressive stand against mediocrity through the medium of Stooges and Drive Like Jehu influenced violent as hell punk.

They would go on to release another LP of drone rock infused head fuckery and it also slayed. However, early this year, key member, guitarist Aaron North left to play with Nine Inch Nails and frankly I have no idea what's going on with this band since then. Whether they have decided to carry on without him or have just decided to throw in the towel is unknown to me right now, either way it's a damn shame.

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