Wrangler Brutes

The vibrant and defiant thrash/hardcore unit Wrangler Brutes formed in 2001 in Los Angeles, CA around scene veterans Sam McPheeters (ex-vocalist of <a href="spotify:artist:5TnUWTiNQl03rUsXgy1nKD">Born Against</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:253wqfdadVzYO61eljKx5h">Men's Recovery Project</a>), guitarist Andy Coronado (<a href="spotify:artist:2F0yYgTHHvqgTmGd9mEH4R">Skull Control</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:314Xoo3vw8Wk6D51n7Ud78">Monorchid</a>), drummer Brooks Headley (<a href="spotify:artist:5TnUWTiNQl03rUsXgy1nKD">Born Against</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4tIuef5qo1XDdaXmpnHN5D">Universal Order of Armageddon</a>), and bassist Cundo Si Murad (Nazti Skins). The band released an eponymous, cassette-only demo on their own before being tapped by Kill Rock Stars for their proper debut, which they then recorded with <a href="spotify:artist:52ZFTGbQ9miWMX8JYBvtOO">Steve Albini</a>. Released in October 2004, Zulu was a striking album that referenced vintage thrash and hardcore while remaining relentlessly in the present. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi