BLOODHAG - Hell Bent for Letters on sale

BLOODHAG - Hell Bent for Letters
Alternative Tentacles tosses our well-worn thinking cap into the no-holds-barred, no-child-left-behind ring of Edu-core with Hell Bent for Letters, the latest outing by Seattle's Bl¶¶dHag. Formed in 1995 to stimulate a communion between literacy and punk/metal, Bl¶¶dHag boasts a lineup of noted science fiction authors Prof. J. B. Stratton, Dr. J. M. McNulty, Sir Zachary Orgel, and the shadowy occultist Master Brent Carpenter. They created the genre of Edu-core and operate under the motto The faster you go deaf, the more time you have to read. While Bl¶¶dHag's minute-long songs have the common theme of esteemed authors such as George Orwell and Philip K. Dick and their live shows include between-song mini-lectures as well as pelting of the audience with books the music counters with the blunt force of bands like Brujeria, Pantera, Sepultura, etc. It's open to debate whether Edu-core can actually pummel literary history into the hungry minds of headbanging youth, but we certainly can't blame Bl¶¶dHag for trying to bridge the gap between death metal tombs and Pulizer-willing tomes or the beer-soaked venues and pristine libraries (yes, they really tour public libraries). With their neckties and pocket protectors cocked and loaded, Bl¶¶dHag is ready to stave off the dumbing down of America. So, invest in the leaders of tomorrow! Buy Hell Bent for Letters today! Glorifyingly hooked on demonics, they make some of the heaviest, snuggie underwear-soiling sounds this side of Spazz and Brujeria, while mixing in some Reading Rainbow, Thrasher Magazine Note to bands: Always play before Bl¶¶dHag, never after them -Stroker Magazine Learning has never hurt this good! Portland Mercury Tracklist: Gene Wolfe Robert Silverberg Douglas Adams James Blish Anne McCaffrey Orson Scott Card Iain M. Banks Edgar Allen Poe Philip Jose Farmer Michael Swanwick Frederik Pohl Thomas M. Disch Greg Bear Franz Kafka Madeline L'Engle Jack Womack