Avant-garde guitarist Keiji Haino's partnership with Ruins drummer and founder member Tatsuyo Yoshida is, as you'd expect, an ear-splitting, mind-bending atonal and percussive onslaught. Yoshida's splintered drumming is more than a match for Haino's bizarre, disjointed guitar and vocal rants--but though you'd never categorize this music as sensitive, it's thought-provoking and frequently surprisingly empathetic. And, though the tracks are named after well-known Manhattan thoroughfares, nervous visitors may be assured that they're rarely as chaotic as they're sonically portrayed here.

Illegal experimentation accidentally rips open a previously unknown hidden magma reserve directly under Manhattan!

Illegal experimentation accidentally rips open a previously unknown hidden magma reserve directly under Manhattan!

This travel release takes an in-depth look at desirable destinations in the areas of Australia and New Zealand, following host Rudy Maxa as he shows viewers the best methods for touring ...    Full Descriptionlocales like Sydney, Queensland, and both the North and South Island's of New Zealand.