Mindless Self Indulgence (MSI) is an inflammatory band mixing influences of punk rock, hip-hop, and driving electronic music to create an unrestrained sound. Since 1997, the band has developed a rabid following of hardcore fans with the cult classic albums Tight, Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy, You’ll Rebel To Anything, and If.

Drummer/composer Mike Pride’s 33-minute maximum intensity epic Drummer’s Corpse features seven drummers, combined with organ drone, waves of electric guitar, and vocal extremes. This May, AUM Fidelity presents two of the most profound and potent albums he has created to date. Drummer’s Corpse was recorded within the same month as the diametrically opposed (in concept, content, and title) Birthing Days, and no pair of records better represent his multifarious artistic nature.

KALB, DANNY
MOVING IN BLUE
SOJ-Sojourn Records
Allegro Price: $20.96

Moving In Blue is Danny Kalb’s fifth solo release in a career that dates back to his roots in the 1963 Greenwich Village folk scene. Kalb is best known for his founding of the seminal band The Blues Project, one of the first groups to bring electric blues into the world of psychedelic rock in the mid-’60s.

A concept album recorded by Tony Lash at Supernatural Sound. With a heady mix of animal aggression and technical precision, Ape Machine’s music carries an organic depth and warmth rarely heard since the time of rock’s glorious early years, infused with an exceptional modern sensibility. When the mystical lyrics lock in with the band’s stone-cold groove, Ape Machine demonstrates an earth-shaking ability to rock!

Over the last decade, Los Angeles hardcore outfit Terror has acquired a fiercely loyal following through their multiple recorded outputs and live shows. The band is constantly on the road; their 2012 schedule included a European tour with Suicidal Tendencies and Biohazard, and direct support for Every Time I Die’s U.S. tour