A.R.E. Weapons "Keys, Money, Cigarettes" (3:06)

20JAZZFUNKGREATS.BLOGSPOT.COM: One of the lucky few bands that escaped the nuclear fallout of Electroclash, A.R.E. Weapons have a new EP out! We love the Weapons cos they come on like a group of Escape From New York prisoners that live underground fronted by none other than 1FG (judging by the picture), or maybe a biker gang from Fist Of The North Star (the baddies obviously), fronted by that big baddie who's skin turns to metal and when he hits a mountain he goes straight through it WOAH!

It's the sound of the band cruising through the smouldering wastelands of demolished New York hand-in-hand with Death, looking for some hot (mutated) babes and some broke-ass fools to explode some heads. They snarl, they squeal, plus, if you're not careful, they'll come up close to you and flap their arms about ninja style then 10 seconds later you'll be spraying blood from all your joints!

Ok, coming to the end, so I have to mention Suicide (its like, in the contract or something). But this isn't reprocessed Suicide homage, its Metal Urbain on uppers covering Depeche Mode after swiping Nitzer Ebb's keyboards, and where as Suicide were more subtle - a throb not a squeeze, A.R.E. Weapons come on like a kick in the face from a steel-capped boot (that explodes your head).

The new Ep is exclusively available from the band's website.

[Click here or on the headline or on the photo to download the MP3. Please note that MP3's only are available for a limited promotional period, ed.]