Claw Hammer

Purveying a music squarely located at the more brutal end of the hardcore punk rock spectrum, Clawhammer were formed in Los Angeles, California, USA, in the mid-80s, taking their name from a Captain Beefheart lyric. Among their earliest releases was a track-by-track cover album cassette of Devo's Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! They made their debut in 1989 with the Poor Robert EP, followed by a self-titled debut album for Sympathy For The Record Industry a year later. The engaging Double Pack Whack Attack EP, meanwhile, included versions of material by Patti Smith, Pere Ub...