Liles, Andrew – “Schmetaling Monster of Rock” – [Dirter Promotions]

A very atypical release from sound experimentalist Andew Liles. 4 years in the making, this is a mock rock homage to classic heavy metal sounds, with some noise drone, robotic death metal and dark ambient R&B thrown in for good measure (and a couple short little acoustic guitar reveries). Some real good caricatures of good ol’ countrified hair metal type stuff soaked in a thick layer of stinky cheese. Whiskey soaked and southern fried dirt rock with vocals that range from snarling spit to whacked out prog depending on the setting. Apparent nonsense sung with such grimy intent that it still makes you grimace with delight. He’s helped out here by M.S. Waldron (Irr. App. (Ext.) and Maniac and Attila Csihar (Mayhem) who provide the vocals for the most part, while he tears away on his electric guitar. Some real schmetal for all you schmetal-heads!