" before a chorus of detuned guitars kicks in

hard-to pin sound

What began as the solo project of singer/guitarist Shannon Taylor

provocation and pop-cultural discontinuity

CIRCLE - Manner CD Improvised " before a chorus ofCompared to rock years, dog years seem mercifully short. In music, time is generally unkind and immortals reliably turn into sad cartoons: Did anybody but the most desperate sycophants actually flip for Black Sabbath circa TYR, slobber over Recycler era ZZ Top, or worship Metallica's St. Anger? (If you answered yes, please vacate your parents' basement within 24 hours.) After a few decades in the trenches, can a loud, prolific band realistically