Unchain My Heart

If you’re not in the mood… trust the Reverend who NEVER makes mistakes.

With their exaggerated hairstyles and their trashy obsession, 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 60s filth imaginary they would never renounce, even as the entire neo-garage scene collapsed around them. Gruesomology is thus primarily a tribute to their consistency but also provides a comprehensive snapshot of their historical period, from their participation in It Came from Canada to 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 teen exuberance drowned in a visceral love for the most vehement garage punk and the most ragged R 'n B.

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

25 pearls of wisdom, no bullshit.

Franco “Lys” Dimauro