Taintstick have often been described as an alternative metal/alternative rock equivalent of Spinal Tap -- and, to be sure, their satirical work lampoons '90s and 21st century rock in much the same way that Spinal Tap lampooned heavy metal and hard rock back in the Ronald Reagan years. Spinal Tap thrived on irony, and so do the members of Taintstick. However, Taintstick have a lot of influences that Spinal Tap didn't have, including punk, grunge, industrial rock, rap-metal, and hip-hop. Spinal Tap, unlike Taintstick, were not directly or indirectly influenced by White Zombie, S...