Karp/Rye Split

No single label is strong enough to restrain a mighty band like Karp. Make no mistake: this is wicked, evil, bust-out-your-eardrums and bow-down-to-worship-the-dark-forces metal. Not indie rock, not sludge rock, but straight-up Heavy (really heavy) Metal. The guitars are as thick and noxious as a toxic waste dump, channeling the spirits of Sabbath, Slayer, Motorhead, and AC/DC.

From their early full-lengths Hee Saw Dhuh Kaet and The Lipstick Game to more recent releases like On Top and the Jersey Girls EP, the Rye Coalition have given you one sweet taste after another of fine young men playing real rock and roll music. It is as simple as that. Jon Gonnelli has carefully constructed some of the hardest-hitting guitar riffs in recent memory. Drummer Dave Leto is the offspring of John Bonham after a whiskey binge. Bassist Justin Morey holds it all together in a cool John Entwistle-style demeanor, always certain to be speaking with a young lady after the show.