Dave Chamberlain

An underground metal act from San Francisco that's quickly rising from the subterranean scene to prominence, Slough Feg--aka The Lord Weird Slough Feg--runs a gamut of wacky extremes. The band's latest, "Atavism," kicks off with "Robustus," a forty-second slab of guitar power that resembles thrash of yore. But that song segues into a more typical Slough Feg effort, "I Will Kill You/You Will Die," a bizarre virtuoso metal track that at once recalls the persona of Judas Priest and the inexplicable insanity of San Fran legend Zolar X. Lead singer Mike Scalzi lends a unique slant to the whole deal, a voice that's neither too high nor low, and sounds imbued with the same goofball seriousness that Jello Biafra might have exhibited were he behind the microphone of a metal band. Slough Feg, which takes its name from a demon of Irish mythology, has actually kicked around SF for fifteen years. But this is the band's moment; fifteen years ago, no one was ready to hear heavy metal charged by such clinical strangeness.

Slough Feg plays July 12 at the Double Door, 1572 North Milwaukee, (773)489-3160. (2005-07-05)

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