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I have a hard time deciding how I wish to write about music and bands on this blog. There are tons of bands that are great that are from here. We are quite proud of them. However,  I understand every city/state/country has great bands (well probably not every city. I'm looking at you Nashville (yes I realize Nashville has many great bands including the amazing From Ashes Rise that started there. I just wanted to rile up my Nashville friend, since they seems to accept my challenge to list good things from their state. Thanks)).

Even though I would like everybody to move to Minnesota over a single band, I understand this will not be a strong selling point, especially to those who don't care for hardcore/punk/thrash/metal.

Allow me to introduce to you Terracide. I love this band and here are the reasons why:
1. The first time we played a show with them, I instantly was amazed (which is sometimes hard for a band to give a great first impression).
2. At the same show, I picked up their new release (at the time) on tape. Yes, they, like all good bands, have released music on audio tape.
3. Their albums are free through the stellar ASS Records where you can download both The Dead and Crusades (my favorite) for those not fortunate enough to have access to the tapes.
4. The albums are theme albums, with continuing characters and stories throughout both albums (so definitely grab the lyrics when you download the songs)
5. They just rock. Enough said.

Like I said, one band isn't enough to make you want to move here, but don't write off Minnesota yet. Like many other aspects of Minnesota (as I have explained in earlier posts about various events like Zombie Pup Crawls and epic TV shows like MST3K), Terracide expresses one thing that I love about Minnesota and the Twin Cities. We create things that are for ourselves and from our hearts. We don't try to appease the rest of the world by creating generic crap. In the alleged words of another Minnesota great:
“When we write a joke, we never ask, ‘Who’s gonna get this?’ We always say, ‘The right people will get this’.” - Joel Hodgson
I think Terracide expresses this and is a great example of this entire area, an area you are missing out on enjoying.

What random unheard of thrashy sci fi hardcore band does your creating everything for the masses city have to offer?
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