Dazzling Killmen

Among the Midwest’s hardest-hitting rings from the mid-’90s, the Dazzling Killmen never lived up to the critical achievement of the appropriately named second record, Encounter of Collapse. Even though record, released in Feb 1994, was dubbed the “number 1 heavy record from the 10 years” by Alternative Press, it proclaimed the start of the finish for the St. Louis-based quartet, which disbanded quickly before a well planned tour of Japan. The Dazzling Killmen symbolized the eyesight of vocalist/guitarist Nick Sakes, who got recruited original people Darin Grey and Blake Fleming. After almost a year of honing their audio, the trio released their initial one, “Numb” b/w “Bottom level Feeder,” on Sakes’ label, Sawtooth. Launching their second one, “Torture” b/w “Ghost Limb,” for the Crume Lifestyle label, they captured the hearing of Epidermis Graft Comex owners and punk rock and roll enthusiasts Tag Fischer and Rob Syers, who released a production business, Epidermis Graft, to record their music. With Fischer and Syers’ support, the group begun to consider main strides. After launching their third one on the tiny St. Louis-based Sluggo label, they documented their debut record, Seek out the Change, for French sound label Intellectual Convulsion. Adding another guitarist, Tim Garrigan, the Dazzling Killmen continuing to create a following because of their hard-edged music. Their live shows were showcased on the cassette which was only offered by their displays and mail purchase. Soon after the break up from the Dazzling Killmen, Fischer and Syers released a compilation of the singles, Recuerdo. Bassist Darin Grey and guitarist Tim Garrigan continuing to interact within an anti-band, You Fantastic, while drummer Blake Fleming shaped a fresh group, Laddio Bolocko. Shifting to Minneapolis, Sakes released a group like the Dazzling Killmen, Colossamite. By 2002, he was executing with another group, Sicbay.