The Icarus Line

Still flying the flag for hardcore but no longer offering any recognizable signs of it, the Icarus Line's latest is a filthy, heavy rock 'n' roll record. The band sounds spastic and dangerous, with treble-soaked crescendos that could be the sound of a jet landing. If you like to rock with both fists out, take a listen.

Los Angeles quintet the icarus Line routinely terrify sensitive fans of the emo bands they
are often booked alongside: One 2002 show at the Hard Rock Cafe in Austin was cut short
when guitarist Aaron North (also co-founder of rabble-rousing Web site Buddyhead.com)
broke into a display case containing one of Stevie Ray Vaughan's old guitars and drunkenly
cavorted about with it before he was apprehended. Penance Soiree sounds as if... More >