HIGH DESERT QUEEN and BLUE HERON - Turned To Stone: Chapter 8 The Wake LP mag British punk rock was brand

British punk rock was brand new at that point: when Spiral Scratch was released on January 29

Brain and Keith Richards

This cache of cool originals and sagely selected covers culled from two riotous gigs by the band offers ample evidence that the Dents were truly one of Midwestern American punk’s top undocumented acts

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soon to be of Iron Maiden

HIGH DESERT QUEEN and BLUE HERON - Turned To Stone: Chapter 8 The Wake LP mag British punk rock was brand"High Desert Queen kick the split off with Black Moon, which I can only assume was going to be the title track of their album and then got inexplicably left off inexplicable because its a seriously kick ass tune. The track is more doom and grunge flavoured than I remember the rest of the album being and its mid paced plod really locks into a sweet groove. There are nice guitar harmonies and a ripping guitar solo just to polish things off. Id forgotten