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Described as "a fresh take on late '70s rock with punk sensibility and a metal soul" (is there such a thing?), The American Plague is an enigmatic wall of sound, a white-hot noise produced by four unrelenting musicians in an uncompromising outfit born to burn. Confused? Take equal parts Motörhead, The Stooges, NY Dolls, and Black Sabbath, add a little Ramones for good measure, then throw it all in a blender and crank it to 11. Influences aside, the real meat of The American Plague comes from the men behind the madness: guitarist and vocalist Jaw, bassist Dave Dammit, lead guitarist Scott Oxendine, and drummer Tilmon Navare. Although The American Plague began in early 2001, all four members are seasoned musicians with impressive legacies to show from past endeavors. Jaw made his bones in the mid-'90s with The Malignmen, a notorious punk group that scoured the Eastern United States for almost four years. More recently, he could be found in NYC's legendary horror-rock tr...