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The Legendary Shack Shakers: Agridustrial (Colonel Knowledge Records/30 Tigers, 2010)

AGRIDUSTRIAL is the statement of an American band fighting back against a society gone mad with greed and the usurpation of basic human dignities. The southern ethos is set on high, as the band explores the stories and values of those that have trod the path from our agrarian past, as testimony to those that will have to live it again.

Even the sound of AGRIDUSTRIAL is a direct response to the present day recession in foreshadowing the looming collapse that awaits to return us back to self-sufficiency. The band went to a blacksmith forge and recorded the sounds of hammers, anvils, tongs, cranks and chains for much of the percussion on the album. Bassist Mark Robertson produced the album, doing a tasteful job of marrying the band s hard driving rock sound with these organic flourishes. Also key to the band s sound is the ferocious guitar work of new member Duane Denison, who is fresh off the triumphant Jesus Lizard 2009 world tour. The Legendary Shack Shakers have already earned high praise as one of the best live acts around, with both Jello Biafra and Hank Williams III calling J.D. Wilkes the best front man in the world. Robertson combines with drummer Brett Whitacre to form the Shack Shakers thundering rhythm section.

1. Melungeon Lady
2. Sin Eater
3. Sugar Baby
4. Nightride
5. Dixie Iron Fist
6. Two Tickets to Hell
7. God Fearing People
8. Greasy Creek
9. Hammer and Tongs
10. Hog-Eyed Man
11. Dump Road Yodel
12. Hoboes are my Heroes
13. Everything I Ever Wanted to Do…
14. The Hills of Hell
15. The Lost Cause
16. Killswitch
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