cloak/dagger

One day the kudzu will take over the South, streaming through

abandoned cars, cracking through building facades and ultimately

washing away humanity's insouciant past. Or, at least, that is the

post-Apocalyptic image below the Mason-Dixon line. (Up North, people

tend to envision smouldering cityscapes and talking rats.) Although

raised in the former seat of the Confederacy, Richmond, VA's

Cloak/Dagger manages to invoke both flavors of doom, as well as a few

others that haunt the imaginations of folks worldwide.

Culling from the likes of Black Flag and Circle Jerks along with

driving-guitar-groove bands like Hot Snakes and Swiz,

Cloak/Dagger inject some applied aggression into their rhythmic

crunch. Formed as little more than a temporary project in October

2006, the group recorded its first demo within the month, soon

deciding to stay in the game a bit longer. After East Coast shows with

groups like Paint it Black, Fucked Up, Kill Your Idols and Career

Suicide, the group had fine-tuned its raw, unpolished punk sound.

Abrasive, in a good way. Ugly, in the best way. Who could form a more

perfect and lasting union?