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A Madison, WI, trio renowned because of their brutal, distorted nation blues audio and smirking anti-intellectual position, Killdozer formed in 1983 around vocalist/bassist Michael Gerald, guitarist Costs Hobson, and his drummer sibling Dan. The group released their debut LP, Intellectuals Will be the Shoeshine Young boys from the Ruling Top notch, just a season later, quickly building both their menacing swamp rock and roll sound and a lyrical view virulently attacking cultural and politics malaise while celebrating lifestyle on the incorrect side from the paths. Upon signing to touch and Move label, Killdozer came back in 1985 using the primal Snake Boy; the Burl EP — a assortment of ominous, sludgy folk music topped off by way of a cover of Jessi Colter’s “I’m Not really Lisa” — implemented the next season. 1987’s Small Baby Buntin’, made by fellow Wisconsinite Butch Vig, discovered the Killdozer sound developing slower and much more experimental, a craze continued by the next year’s 12 Stage Buck. After 1989’s FOR WOMEN Just — an all-covers collection deconstructing strikes which range from Deep Purple’s “Hush” towards the Adam Gang’s “Funk #49” to Don McLean’s “American Pie” — Costs Hobson still left the band for the eve of the Western european tour, and was changed by Halo of Flies guitarist (and Amphetamine Reptile label key) Tom Hazelmyer. Hobson afterwards re-joined the group, but once again exited amid documenting a never-completed LP. Following a longer layoff, in 1992 Gerald and Dan Hobson reformed Killdozer with brand-new guitarist Paul Zagores. An individual, “The Pig Was Great,” implemented in 1993, trailed another season with the full-length Uncompromising Battle on Art Beneath the Dictatorship from the Proletariat. After brand-new manufacturer Steve Albini helmed 1995’s God Hears Pleas from the Innocent, Dan Hobson still left the group to improve his family members; he was changed by ex-Die Kreuzen drummer Erik Tunison. Additionally, the roster shortly expanded to add second guitarist Jeff Ditzenberger, previously of Power Wagon. After documenting a split solitary with Alice Donut, Killdozer disbanded in 1996 following a conclusion from the Fuck You, We Quit tour.
