Shamelady, LIVE! (Live Friday 025)

Portland’s Shamelady are a convoluted, rumbling wall of sound laced with a few bong hits of introspection that delivers a devastating yet thoughtful sound. The post hardcore noise is certainly well timed considering the growth and popularity of bands like Mastodon and Isis, but Shamelady won’t be plying their trade on MTV any time soon as they have a caustic, visceral sound that keeps them purely underground. The tumbling, squealing, angular riffs are gritty and opulently heavy, with just enough puffs of hazy ambiance to give them a nasty nicotine aftertaste.