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  Artist:      Unsane

  Album:       Visqueen

  Label:       Ipecac Recordings

  Playtime:    42:03 min

  Genre:       Metal

  URL:         www.myspace.com/unsane

  Rip date:    2007-03-14

  Street date: 2007-03-13

  Size:        74 MB

  Type:        Normal

  Quality:     VBR kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo



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   Unsane fucking rules you.

   Formed in a dilapidated downtown New York City of the late 1980s under the

   regime of tyrannical Ed Koch, one of New York City's least attractive mayors,

   Unsane's imposing presence and influence remain as diverse and expanding as

   the seldom dull or predictable crowds at their powerful live sets. Coming

   from the same pre-Quiznos East Village music scene which spawned many acts

   pigeonholed into what was called noise rock, UNSANE always separated itself

   by performing and producing sounds with an urgency and sincerity without peer

   even among strong contemporaries such as early Helmet, Cop Shoot Cop and

   Pussy Galore. The band's self-titled debut was released in 1991 and was known

   for its harsh music and gruesome cover art: a photo of a decapitated man on a

   New York City subway track, his body still wearing a Members Only jacket.

   Original drummer Charlie Ondras died of a heroin overdose in 1992, and was

   replaced by Vinny Signorelli (formerly of Foetus and NY icons Swans). In 1994

   Shore departed from the band and was replaced by Dave Curran. The band toured

   heavily, and signed to Atlantic Records, who released Total Destruction in

   1993 -- it was Unsane's only major-label release. Their third album,

   Scattered, Smothered & Covered, was issued by Amphetamine Reptile. The music

   video for the single "Scrape" was made for a mere $200, yet earned

   significant play on MTV. Not since Black Flag, has any band had such an

   arresting and consistent visual style: from Unsane's true gore album covers

   to their legendary wince inducing "Scrape" video clip - a watershed marriage

   of low-tech and high concept. They continued touring heavily (including a

   stint opening for metal icons Slayer), but did not release a new album until

   1998's Occupational Hazard, issued by Relapse Records. Later in the

   same--seeming to fulfill the album's title--Spencer was attacked by four

   people while in Vienna, Austria. He ended up in hospital suffering internal

   bleeding and underwent major surgery. As a result of Spencer's injury, and

   touring over ten months of the year, the band decided to take a break in

   2000. During the interim, Spencer moved to California where he formed a new

   band with Dave Curran called The Cutthroats 9, releasing one album on Man's

   Ruin Records. Curran also started a band called The J.J. Paradise Players

   Club and Signorelli opened a tattoo shop in Brooklyn. Unsane reformed in 2003

   upon Spencer's return to New York, and released a greatest hits record,

   Lambhouse. The band got back to touring and soon after released Blood Run on

   Relapse records. They have recently completed their upcoming album Visqueen

   for IPECAC recordings, to be released March 13th 2007. Extensive touring will

   follow the release.



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  01. Against The Grain                                                 ( 4:40)

  02. Last Man Standing                                                 ( 3:34)

  03. This Stops At The River                                           ( 2:48)

  04. Only Pain                                                         ( 3:33)

  05. No One                                                            ( 2:45)

  06. Windshield                                                        ( 3:58)

  07. Shooting Clay                                                     ( 3:07)

  08. Line On The Wall                                                  ( 3:45)

  09. Disdain                                                           ( 2:37)

  10. Eat Crow                                                          ( 2:33)

  11. East Broadway                                                     ( 8:43)



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