READER-SUGGESTED METAL BANDS THAT HAPPEN TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER WITH A VAGINA, PART 2: I HATE SALLY

I changed the name of this series from yesterday so as to be marginally more P.C. and not alienate anyone who finds the term “chick metal” disagreeable. My apologies to anyone who may be offended by my attempt to be less offensive.

Today I’m checking out I Hate Sally, who were recommended by reader “aaron m.”

This Canadian outfit categorizes themselves as “punk/indie/thrash” on their MySpace page, but there’s also a distinct grind influence, if you ask me (then again, punk and thrash definitely provide elements of grind, so…). I’m digging what I’m hearing for sure – the riffs are just cool enough to get your body movin’, and resident lady-parts person Dee’s strained vocals are raw but still effeminate. It’s not the most unique music I’ve ever heard, but whatevs.

I suspect that some people will be turned off by this band’s sense of humor – even I rolled my eyes at their bio’s assertion that their music sounds “like Muckman chasing the Ninja Turtles through the depths of sewer hell” – but dismissing a band for not taking themselves too seriously is idiotic.

Hopefully I can sit down and listen to an actual album’s worth of songs at some point so I can adopt a stronger critical position on what I think of this band, but for now, I’d say give ’em a listen.

-AR