Jonny X & the Groadies, Thrones, Nudity
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Well known country the United States of America turns 243 years old today. Which, okay. Pretty decent number of years. Not too shabby. But we must not forget to honor fairly obscure local metal quartet JonnyX and the Groadies, who celebrate their 23rd anniversary today. In DIY years—which are like dog years but with even more naps—they have been around for something like four or five centuries. The long and short of it: Portland’s premiere space-age black metal band is older and maybe even better than the United States of America. It is simple math.
by Chris Stamm