Zig Zags - Deadbeat At Dawn - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Zig Zags have been an L.A. institution for over a decade, never veering from their hard-riffin punk/metal mission statement. They've gigged all over the globe with underground luminaries such Mike Watt, Neurosis, Pig Destroyer, Oh Sees and Feral Ohms and recorded collaborations with icons like Iggy Pop.Now the power trio is set to their fifth incendiary full-length album, Deadbeat At Dawn, named in honor of the beloved B-movie, a no-budget action revenge flick set in the mean streets of suburban Ohio. Cult cinema is an enduring Zig Zags inspiration, with the band frequently calling out exploitation films in their lyrics, odes to teen-delinquent classics like InchOver the EdgeInch and dystopian sci-fi such as, InchTerminatorInch and InchTotal RecallInch. The new album sticks to this obsession with the cultural underground, riffing on everything from demonic minions to apocalyptic visions and alien attacks. The result is the most focused, intense, and catchy Zig Zags album yet, with the timing perfect for their distinctly melodic and maniacal call to arms. Finalizing recording and mixing just as the catastrophic fires hit their hometown in L.A., Deadbeat At Dawn is the perfect soundtrack for a city rising up from the ashes of destruction. InchI feel lucky that we got to put out this record when we did,Inch Maheu said, InchIt's heavy and gnarly and kind of fucked up, but it's also a lot of fun-which is how we feel about Los Angeles.Inch