Search - Scissorfight :: Balls Deep

For those who think Clutch isn't inbred enough . . .

W. Perry Aggers | Avon Lake, Ohio USA | 11/21/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Scissorfight . . . I'm sorry, but just the NAME should tip you off that these guys are above and beyond just ANY ol' rock band. VERY heavy and cavernously detuned, SF makes one realize why you just never see indie metal bands on the same bill as the big-labeled, hyped-to-death schlock out there: because the corporate product would be put to SHAME. "Scarecrow Season" elevates the whole MC5-vibe to a new and hammering standard, and "Cramp" is a grooving heavy burner. But the track that stands out is "The Gibbetted Captain Kidd", a tale about one of history's most infamous losers, a privateer forced into piracy, sentenced to death by hanging and put on display (gibbetted) as a warning. A piece that truly makes your eardrums bleed, "GCK" has all the makings of a great anthemic underground metal song, and it alone is worth the price of the disc. "Balls Deep" - ask for it by name . . ."

New wave of heavy music

john pointon | trenton NJ | 01/12/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"These guys are self described as "Mountain Acid Rock" or something to that effect but are in my opinion are something much more special, a group of like minded freaks that have managed in this day of pre- frabicated rot/crap sold to the zombie public as "music", delivered a stunningly original form of mind bending, no holds barred, kick ass heavy rock that holds a candle to none. I don't say that lightly, once they hook you, it's over. "Ball's Deep" is only the beginning, "Mantrapping..." shows their progression. This is music that you have to let seep into your soul and not toss it away after one listen, I had to listen to it many times, to really "hear" it and give in to spirit of the music. They are the future, need I say any more? Teeny boppers need not apply, if nasty, cruchy grooves are your thing, this is the arrival.



*note to all Heads out there: Korn lifted a riff from "Gibbletted Captain Kid" five years after SF recorded it, see if can find it."

It fu**'n rocks!

john pointon | 11/16/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the greatest new band out there. Put death metal together with Sepultura and Pantera and some Clutch, throw in some great sounding grooves, add the most demented lyrics you can think of and you've got Scissorfight, the best band out of Boston. Everyone must buy this album. I command you! The songs are just great. My favorite is "The Gibbeted Captain Kidd" about hanging a pirate."