you want, how you want, as loud as you want lives on in the hearts and
tattoos of these, uhhh, artists.
Opening Spread: Frenchie of Secret
Agent S.K.I.N. bares eye sockets.
dental work and angst-ridden soul in
a touching act of aggro-catharthis.
Photo: Frank White. Spread: Floored
by a fit of religious fervor, king Cramp
Lux Interior bows to the decible
deities and prays for amp power,
crowd response and a little more bass
in the side fills. Photo: M.Fo. Left to
Right: Doing the backstage mingle-
boogie, three obviously amped De La
Soulsters rub joints with MTVixen
Downtown Julie Brown. Sporting
stars, studs and stand-up locks,
Daniel Ash fuels Love and Rockets'
ascent to the top of the death-pop
heap. Photos: Kristin Callahan. The
Angry Samoans grind on the up-
tempo world of low ceilings and high
energy; bring your own steak knife.
Photo: M.Fo.
Top To Bottom: More madness from Gwar,
the men who meld heavy metal, medieval
history and mass murder into the ultimate
nightmare of noise and muck. Photo: Tim
Dugan. Born and bred in the mean
streets of Venice, CA, Suicidal
Tendencies (as led by maestro Mike
Muir, pictured here) take a more
straight-up, strong-arm approach to
the speed and feedback genre. As
their name implies, Corrosion Of
Conformity was one of the first bands
to crush the boundaries between
hardcore and... hey, who are we
kidding, every band claims to be one
of the first to "cross over: CO.C.
rocks and that's what counts.
Photos: Kristin Callahan.
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