Cold Sweat

Hailing from Seattle, where bands seem incapable of ever taking the easy route, the members of Cold Sweat -- vocalist Shawn, guitarist Nick, bassist Eric, and drummer Jensen Ward -- are purveyors of dissonant sludgecore nihilism. Brutal, chaotic, and oppressive, their 2004 debut, Blinded, was issued by Manic Ride Records. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia