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www.manatarms.net
www.myspace.com/manatarmsmusic
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Man at Arms is a noizzy-rock duo from Grand Rapids Michigan composed of Eric and Ted, contributing duel singing, guitars and drums respectively. The name of the band recalls the popular 80's action cartoon, "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe." Here Man at Arms is the father of the much lusted after cartoon vixen, Teela, who routinely wore metal-bikinis and knee-high boots into battle. Man at Arms references the head of this militia; but their name, like so many other aspects of this band, is weird and has nothing to do with anything else.
What might appear on the surface to be solipsistic or psychotic about Man at Arms, we here at Joyful Noise feel to be highly original and radically innovative. Man at Arms has been orchestrating clever, half-crazed, noisy punk-rock critiques of late stage consumer capitalism since their first appearance with their Friction Records 2005 debut Being and Commerce. Their upcoming debut on Joyful Noise, a split CD with Indianapolis based hindu-cow-praise-band Abner Trio, showcases the band with a tighter, more developed sound, without sacrificing any of the hysteria of their previous recordings.
Their sound has the metallic droney wang and spastic muttering of a primeval brit-punk record, coupled with the more contemporary arrangements of modern math-rock.
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