Disarray with Pain Link, The Socials and Execrator

Take my advice and leave that sappy, romantic dinner crap to Dweezil and Lisa. Disarray has everything your Valentine really craves. Blending the frenetic chug of Megadeth and the heavy swagger of White Zombie, this Tennessee trio means business. In the decade since high school friends Chuck Bonnet and Shane Harmon decided to make their mark on Rock, Disarray (with recently added bassist Vance Wright) have fed their collective Metal jones while not letting their Punk-ethos subscription lapse. They have toured continuously and self-released several meticulously produced albums. The grassroots methods kept the band afloat, barely, until one of their demos landed in the hands of Dave Brockie of GWAR. He was impressed and arranged to produce their Eclipse Records debut, In the Face of the Enemy. This release bolstered the band's mainstream Metal cred, as did opening slots for GWAR, Clutch and Biohazard, plus numerous compilation appearances. Last year, constant lineup changes and mounting frustration almost forced Bonnet to throw in the towel. But the reappearance of Harmon (who had been absent for many years) held things together and allowed Disarray to create their finest work to date, the pain-packed Edge of My Demise. Bonnet puts it best himself on the band's Web site: "What I love most about this record is the fact that it is the meanest, most hard driving music we have ever created, but at the same time it is very modern and catchy. You can kill somebody to it and be singing along at the same time." Awwww. I told you your sweetheart is going to love it. (EW)