Jesters of Destiny

A band whose music (an oddball fusion of heavy metal with appositely upbeat pop elements and almost psychedelic sounds) was as peculiar as their moniker, Los Angeles, CA's Jesters of Destiny confused way too many people to make much of a name for themselves during their brief run through the mid-'80s. If only they'd emerged a decade later, when the convenient label of "alternative metal" was generously bandied about to everyone from Jane's Addiction to Faith No More, the band might have had better luck; but as it played out, their 1986 LP, Fun at the Funeral (preceded by the L...