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| DIRTY RIG “If rock’n’roll had its own dictionary, the entry for ‘underrated’ would read, quite simply, “See Warrior Soul”. Far too smart for their own good and years ahead of their time, Kory Clarke’s artful rock politicos were angry, thoughtful and edgy when everyone else was either whining about heroin or saving up for voluminous tracksuits; a menacing, pre-millennial antidote to the brainless, anti-star murkiness of grunge and nu-metal. Their 1990 debut still sounds unfeasibly thrilling… this was the sound of the cutting-edge at its most bloodstained and desperate. The follow-up was arguably even better, as Clarke stretched out even further into an abyss of rage and frustration. ’92’s ‘Salutations…’ maintained the band’s high standards, throwing an extra dose of snotty aggression into the mix, most notably on ‘Punk and Belligerent’. The dense and psychedelic ‘Chill Pill’ followed a breathless 12 months later, again confounding anyone who thought that accessibility and subversion were mutually exclusive… Finally, the slightly more polished ‘The Space Age Playboys’ bulging with shit-kicking gems like ‘The Drug’ and ‘Let’s Get Wasted’, was Warrior Soul’s fifth shit hot album in five years; an immaculate, matchless, exhausting legacy that still crackles with passion and vitality over a decade later. For fans of Janes Addiction, The Sex Pistols, Guns N’Roses.” KKKKK Dom Lawson, Kerrang!, issue 1111 dated June 10th 2006, reviewing Warrior Soul’s digitally re-mastered back catalogue, released May 30th on Escapi Music. Hot on the heels of the re-release of Warrior Soul’s explosive, ground-breaking, five album back catalogue, former frontman Kory Clarke bursts back on to the scene in new band Dirty Rig, whose ‘Rock Did It’ album is set for release on Escapi Music, distributed by RSK, on July 31st. ‘Rock Did It’ is packed with beer-drinkin’, hell-raisin’, fuck-yer-girlfriend kinda sloppy wasted guitar-driven feel-good metal punk. Like the pre-label Guns N’ Roses or the basement antics of the embryonic Aerosmith, Dirty Rig epitomizes the excitement to personally personify the danger that’s at the heart of good solid hard rock. It’s not safe. It’s certainly not politically correct. With songs like “Suck It,” “Drunk Again,” “Dogs,” “Hot Porno Star” and “If You See Kaye” (a modern take on an old blues theme), Dirty Rig is rife with sexual come-ons, drug references and the kind of fuck-you attitude that fuels the punk rock aesthetic. But it’s not angry. It just wants to rock for the sake of rock itself. Dirty Rig’s line-up is completed by Chas Banellis on guitar, Buckshot on bass and Dave Ardolina on drums. “Dirty Rig is my drug,” says guitarist Chas. “It is my high; straight-up kick-ass rock’n’roll. Playing in this band brings me back to the days when I first heard Metallica. It makes you want to get wasted and get your girlfriend naked.” Dirty Rig were formed in 2003 and recorded their debut album, ‘Blood, Sweat & Beer Makes America Strong’ with singer Ed Sebastian in 2004. But Sebastian left the band in the lurch when he failed to show at a gig in New Jersey in the summer of 2005 – the three guys took turns singing but were left without a voice the following morning - in more ways than one. Buckshot mentioned to a mutual friend of his and Kory’s that Dirty Rig was without a lead singer, so Buckshot, (who earned his nickname because, being from about six hours north of Manhattan, he knows his way around a gun), went to The Continental to see Clarke sing with a revamped Warrior Soul lineup. He stayed after show and pressed a CD into Clarke’s hands. Initially cool at the prospect of joining, after repeated listenings, Kory realizing that he was ready to make ground-floor rock’n’roll again; frustrated at seeing how many of his dire political predictions had come true, he knew deep down the match fit like a glove. The band’s Escapi Music Rock
Did It debut harnesses some wild lead guitar histrionics and a slambang
rhythm section behind Kory Clarke’s most impassioned and impressive
vocals of his career. It’s the kind of rock that if you listen
to it in your car, you better have your seat belt on. It’s no-holds-barred,
take-no-prisoners, love-it-or-leave-the-room kind of rock. For Dirty
Rig, there’s no middle ground. Deep down and dirty–
Roland Hyams on 020 8677 8466 / 8769 6713. |