American indie rock band formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1991; best known for the debut Icky Mettle (1993) and a raw 1990s college-rock sound.

Debut album Icky Mettle (1993) recorded and mixed quickly on a small budget (noted in reviews). Vocalist/guitarist Eric Bachmann is referenced in reviews. Sound often compared to Pavement, Dinosaur Jr., Superchunk and contemporaries in 1990s indie rock.

Three DeBaser reviews cover Archers of Loaf's early-1990s output. Icky Mettle is widely praised for its raw energy and classic indie sound. The South Carolina / Wrong single is singled out as a standout. Vee Vee receives a more critical, mixed appraisal.

For:Fans of 1990s indie/alternative rock, lo-fi and college rock listeners.

 When I listen to Icky Mettle, I can't help but grin. But what people liked at the time was perhaps exactly that

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 Wrong is that song you listen to endlessly during a medium-distance journey: artificial harmonics breaking over a Pixies bass line, a bridge that recalls the more melodic Dischord, and the whispered passage that explodes even in the least sincere hearts; and then the restart... That restart blows on my heart and cries for revenge for all those times I want to recreate something powerful, raw, painful.

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 In conclusion, it is a strongly amateur band, dabbling in the commonplaces of independent rock by gathering a handful of traceable influences, and having in the abrasiveness of the vocal style, very pronounced compared to the context, the only true element of personality: a bit too little, and all in all not even that well spent.

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