THE ACCUSED & THE GUILTY
“We’re called the Accused,” says Accused guitarist Tom Niemeyer, “since anything that ever happened when we were in high school that was within a 50-mile radius of the hick town in which we lived, usually got blamed on us. We were the only punk rockers around.
THE ACCUSED & THE GUILTY
Mike Gitter
“We’re called the Accused,” says Accused guitarist Tom Niemeyer, “since anything that ever happened when we were in high school that was within a 50-mile radius of the hick town in which we lived, usually got blamed on us. We were the only punk rockers around. For instance, anytime there was a bomb threat, they would instantly come to us, so the name sounded appropriate.”
From their defiant youth background, Seattle’s Accused have emerged as a high-speed whirlwind; a hyper-sonic barrage. Entitled More Fun Than An Open Casket Funeral (Combat), their latest outing showcases the Accused’s destructive punk/metal crossover. Vocalist Blaine Cook, ex of Seattle’s politico-punks, the Fartz, shrieks and caterwauls as Tom strikes deadly, bottomed out by the rapid fire poundings of bassist Alex B. and drummer Dana Collins.
Dubbing themselves “splatter-core,” the Accused tread a definition-less thin line between hardcore origins and metal influences. Their debut efforts, Martha Splatterhead (only five hundred pressed on Condor Records) and the Return Of Martha Splatterhead (Subcore) established their unique musical approach (as well as the legacy of Martha Splatterhead herself).