courtesy of Captain America at WigWamBam
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WEAPONS of MASS DESTRUCTION
Pardovart [CD-R EP 2004] wmdmusic.com
I got a real surprise when I pulled this out of my mailbox and popped it into the player. Seeing the Melrose (Clovis) NM return address and the band name Weapons of Mass Destruction, I thought I was in for some heavy rock snarling. That because Clovis--like many smaller cities these days --- seems to breed metalheads like smalltown garage rockers in the 60s or punks in the 80s.
The surprise was the musically placid demeanor of this three-man outfit’s songs: emotive slow-movers played softly and less softly but without quite falling into that played-out soft-loud-soft-loud emo manner that was driving me fuckin’ nuts not long ago. There’s a few approaches mind you but no full-on jumps into that style.
These guys are relocating to Albuquerque come the first of June and could easily get drowned out playing at any of our regular downtown joints but there’s plenty of similar quiet bands they could team with for any crowds that want to actively listen.
Extra punk-points for the hand-folded 11x14 piece of paper that acts as the sleeve. A chimp like me could barely get it folded back correctly after I opened it to check out the liner-notes.

IS THAT A REVIEW? IT REMINDS ME OF VCR PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS...