Board Up the House

For the most part, extreme metal is one of the more one-dimensional sounding genres in all of rock. Before you even hear a specific recording by an artist of the aforementioned genre, you pretty much know what's in store — growls, screams, rapid-fire riffs, etc. And while there are certain elements of Genghis Tron's music that certainly fall under the extreme metal category, the group is one of the few that appear to be incorporating sonic experiments into their white noise. Case in point, 2008's Board Up the House, which slips electronics into the density. The band should also be given an award for creating such an enormous racket with only three people in their band. Don't expect such ditties as the title track or "Things Don't Look Good" to become perennial prom favorites, but as far as trying new approaches within the realm of extreme metal, Genghis Tron definitely succeed on Board Up the House.