Out of all of our SXSW discoveries this year, nothing was as batshit insane as Rhode Islands White Mice. Bridging the gap between the Locust and Ministry while donning garish, zombiefied mice costumes, the electro-metal trio trots out a relentless wall of noise, actually adding hooks where some of their peers may veer into the opposite direction. The vermin-centric bands latest album, Ganjahovahdose, features massively miked drums from drummer Phlegmmy Killmicester, electrical mayhem from Cheesus and caustic vocals from MOUSEaTONGUE. The new album baits organized religion with songs like The Shroud of Urine and The Ape-Caca-Lips, but thats nothing Al Jourgensen hasnt been doing since, well, forever. If ever a band was built to play the anything-goes artistic confines of Super Happy Fun Land, for once White Mice may be it.
Wed., April 7, 8 p.m., 2010
This article appears in Apr 1-7, 2010.