Goatsnake

Goatsnake, which features ex-members of the Obsessed, Engine Kid and Scream, do something slightly different from all those bands. If roiling power chords and how-low-can-you-go guitars are what you seek, you need look no further. You can just picture the players setting fire to their instruments behind dipping curtains of hair on a smoke-filled stage. Preternaturally heavy, this band will leave you livid -- all Black Sabbath black and Blue Cheer blue.