**UPDATE!** Just found this on youtube.com! This is the performance that AMEN did on the Henry Rollins show last night. Recommended!!!
Be sure to tune into the Henry Rollins show tonight (Friday the 13th!) at 8pm/11pm eastern on the IFC channel as AMEN make their American television debut!!! (And check out below a killer compilation of some of AMEN's best DEATHPUNk noise!)
These L.A. metallic punks were handpicked by the Sex Pistols to open for their reunion tour and Iggy Pop was to mix their first album. Singer Casey Chaos sang with the Damned's Rat Scabies and Brian James last year at the infamous 100 club for the 30th anniversary of the Damned's infamous debut album. This was reportedly recorded for a live CD and DVD for all those who couldn't make the event. A long way from his beginnings in Florida's 80's hardcore act, Disorderly Conduct. In 2005, Casey also reformed 3/4 of the original Emperor along with a couple members of Turbonegro. They made/released a record under the moniker, "SCUM" called "Gospels For The Sick."
AMEN are one of those bands that never had any commercial success, but were able to put out incredible non-commercial records through 3 major labels. Paul Raven (of Killing Joke fame and Neon Hearts, now in Ministry) is the man who found this band and produced their first album that was never released. At that time AMEN was just kicking around and getting banned from all the L.A. pubs.
Needless to say, this band truly has a sound of its own and doesn't mimic all the retro '77 wanna-be bands that play 3 chord wanna-be punk rock. TV Smith from the Adverts has even toured with AMEN and recorded a BBC session with them. And Gaye Advert is their number 1 fan!
Their sound is a mixture of punk, rock 'n' roll and metallic fury. As the Stooges were originally described in their Rolling Stone review as "metallic punks," the same could be said for AMEN. You may not think they're the best band in the world, but they're definitely a band that everyone from the Damned, the Sex Pistols, the Adverts and Rollins himself, all tip their hat to and have worked with them in one way or another. Rikk Agnew also did a stint in AMEN and still has the AMEN tattoo to prove it! Even Rat Scabies would quote AMEN as being "The punkiest, heaviest thing out of America since The MC5." Paul Raven also went on record saying, "Casey is a human bomb!" And Henry Rollins wrote in his recent book Fanatic "If there was any band I could be in, it would be AMEN."
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Once again, check out AMEN on the Henry Rollins show that airs tonight (Friday the 13th!) 8pm/11pm Eastern, on the IFC channel. You might recognize guitarist Ken Decter from Florida's seminole hardcore act "F" (of Killed By Death infamy), who also played in Disorderly Conduct with Casey. They also performed an exclusive song for www.ifc.com called "Another Planet" you can see that here:
AMEN perform "ANOTHER PLANET" on the HENRY ROLLINS show!
There's also an exclusive interview with Casey Chaos of AMEN (There's some cool old school pics of Black Flag that they flash during the interview) , you can see that here:
Casey Chaos interview ON THE HENRY ROLLINS SHOW!!
Here are some other links for more info about the band:
The HENRY ROLLINS Show on IFC
Refuse Music Store
Official Casey Chaos
AMEN Myspace
Amen Street Team
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