Suspected Terrorists
From Louisville Punk/Hardcore History
Suspected Terrorists tell it like it F*ckin' is, fast and loud, real school. Check out the official website: www.suspectedterrorists.com to hear mp3's and see some pics.
From LEO Weekly//Kristafer Albplanalp:
Suspected Terrorists, alongside Gaj Mustafa Cell and The Touched, represent a new breed of local punk rock that has much more in common with the original cast of local yokels, like early Circle X and the entire roster of the extraordinary “Bold Beginnings: an Incomplete Collection of Louisville Punk 1978-83.”
In other words, Suspected Terrorists tap the center of the pale of the first wave of punk rock, as told by the aural histories found on the Killed By Death, Bloodstains and Messthetics compilations — all of which are to the punk world what the “Nuggets” collections are to 1960s psychedelic garage rock.
“The lyrics are most important; they hold the meaning of our songs,” says Dan Willems, ST’s singer and bass player. “The idea is to leave no doubt about what we’re saying, and how we’re saying it.”
Songs like “Patriot Act,” “Mr. America” (“So little time/So much to buy”), “Shoot You In The Back” (“Deadly force is a lazy cop/Who’ll pull the trigger and …”), “Henry Ford is Dead (and I’m glad)” (“Henry Ford gave you a choice/Work or die for him/he shot at the union rally/Was loved by the Nazi Party”) and “Torture Island” (”Guantanamo Bay”) give the band’s scathing message a relevance that is missing in the lion’s share of contemporary music.
Members
- Dan Willems - Bass, Vocals
- Matthew Mason - Drums
- Chris Willems - Guitar
- Heather Floyd - Guitar, Vocals
Releases
- Live At Uncle Pleasant's 01-14-05 CDr (Adept Recordings 2005)
- self titled CDr (Adept Recordings 2007)