The Vipers & Chunkhead (split 7-inch release), The American Dead, Pistols at Dawn

press release:  21+ $8

At 9:30pm on Saturday, April 28, Madison's Crystal Corner Bar will host the split-7" release party for local supergroup The Vipers and their Hype-Pathetic Records label-mates Chunkhead. Regional favorites The American Dead have graciously volunteered to supply a musical viewpoint apart from the Hype-Pathetic label.

Formed from members of The Pistols at Dawn (who will kick off the show!), Rotten Tommys, Digibot, Romero and Sons of Atom, it was perhaps a quixotic goal that united The Vipers:  how to make fun-filled guitar rock even MORE fun-filled?! Guitarist Tim Consequence specializes in tube amplifiers and power chords; this base works well for blending '60s inspired riffs with Ramones-style freight train rhythm passages. Mitch Ryder gets channeled through vocalist Matt Viper with bassist Pepper chiming in some sweet female harmonies. T-Bot keeps his ear out for any sequence that sounds a little too quiet so he can inject a little more powerful yet precise drums into it. Together they have too much fun making sure the audience has even more fun than the band!

Hype-Pathetic artists Chunkhead chart a musical map from the garage to the basement with some detours through an arena filled with 80s era indie guitar solos.

Madison's beloved The American Dead are solid believers that punk, pop and power all need a capital "P"!