THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG

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Unsurprisingly, these California-based freak-flag-wavers’ assault on the metal mainstream was short-lived; dropped from Metal Blade, Slough Feg re-extended their playful name and penned a concept album about the history of Western philosophy. So there was less arch cartoony kitsch, more lyrical wit and depth, more wild, Thin Lizzy-school scampering twin-axe attacks, more vigour, more ingenuity and more crafty, blazing dramatics from this criminally underrated, one-of-a-kind band.