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One song is called “The House of Boo.” Another one is named “Octopus on Fire.” Still another answers to; “Soaring Quails.” The first one is entitled “Birdo.” I think it’s funny that so many rock musicians come up with lame lyrics and titles in some sort of attempt at being pool hall poets and red neck bar Shakespeare’s. The music here is some sort of whacky hardcore, funky scream-core, comic relief punk rock with some 70’s melodies to show that the guitar players can do solos. They have the stop\/start, abrupt rhythm changes to comically annoy you. Does this sound like something in which you would be interested in?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One song is called “The House of Boo.” Another one is named “Octopus on Fire.” Still another answers to; “Soaring Quails.” The first one is entitled “Birdo.” I think it’s funny that so many rock musicians come up with lame…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-352","reviews","type-reviews","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nHorse the Band - "The Mechanical Hand" - The Outcast Metal Zine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One song is called "The House of Boo." Another one is named "Octopus on Fire." Still another answers to; "Soaring Quails." The first one is entitled "Birdo." 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