The Locust
Safety Second, Body Last
Ipecac (2005)
On hearing of The Locust's signing to Ipecac, one might be inclined to call this an unexpected pairing. But if you were to take into consideration the label's sheer willingness to work with daring and thought-provoking artists that push the boundaries of modern music, it really shouldn't be that much of a surprise. For ten years, the members of The Locust have been fascinating crowds with their extremely energetic and highly visual live performances. And over the course of those years, members have been involved in various projects including Holy Molar, Some Girls, Le Shok and Cattle Decapitation among others. For their newest effort, Safety Second, Body Last, The Locust have divided a ten minute track into four movements, which somehow translates into ten song-titles. But rather than try and decipher the mathematics of that, I'll just review the EP as a whole. Things begin in what is typical fashion from The Locust, blasting drumming and out of control guitars to match. Vocalist Bobby Bray's high pitch screams bring the whole thing together. This lasts maybe 30 seconds before the song diverges into a movement filled with spooky keyboards, Justin Pearson's sci-fi bass sounds, and other eerie effects in the … Read more
Kill Your Idols
From Companionship to Competition
Side One Dummy (2005)
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Silent Alarm
Vice (2005)
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Annihilation Time
II
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