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That Dark Bird You Hold in Your Arms
Hold on to your ass. Games & Theory’s debut LP shoots out of the gate with Faith No More fury wrapped up in Slayer speed. Mike Patton would love this. G&T isn’t a typical hardcore band. Sure they have the anger, thrash, and song titles necessary (“Joys of Making Love to a Scalpel”), but if you listen closely, you’ll hear harmony and melody in between the chugs.
This article appears in November 11 • 2005.
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