The Gruesomes- What's Your Problem?

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With their exaggerated hairdos and their trashy morbidity, the Gruesomes were for Canada what the Gravedigger V were for the Californian garage scene: subtly debauched teenagers drawn to an unhealthy passion for a sixties filth imaginary that they would never renounce, even while the entire neogarage scene collapsed around them. Gruesomology is therefore, first and foremost, a tribute to their consistency but also provides a comprehensive snapshot of their historical period, from their participation in It Came from Canada to the Live in Hell! of 1989, stuff that each of you should make sure to have and, most importantly, understand.

They were the technical zero.

Pure teenage exuberance drowned in a visceral love for the most vehement garage punk and the most battered R ‘n B.

They were the passion that became a living thing, and grabbed you by the throat.

25 pearls of wisdom, no bullshit.

Franco “Lys” Dimauro