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Brutal Juice was one of the loudest and most outrageous groups of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex scene of the early 1990s that also included the Toadies and Hagfish. However, the group was, in the eyes of many critics, a calculated smart bomb that would blow up at just the right moment. The group centered around gutiarist/vocalist/songwriter Gordon Gibson, whose surreal songs rotated around relationships, mutilation, sex, aliens and philosophy. With the band's lineup solidified around bassist/soundman Sam McCall, lead guitarist Ted Wood, drummer Ben Burt and their primary focus in singer/screamer/noisemaker Craig Welch, the Denton-based band built a following around the Metroplex, and released singles such as "Rock Town." Their bizarre live shows, which featured the self-immolating Welch performing all sorts of Iggy Pop/G.G. Allin-esque antics, lent plenty of visuals to songs such as "Cannibal Holocaust" and "Burpgun," a song told from a hired assassin...