Fu Manchu - Signs Of Infinite Power

 

FU MANCHU have become one of hard rock’s most celebrated names, releasing their first single “Kept Between Trees” in 1990 and in the years following, helped give rise to a celebrated style of heavy music tagged “stoner rock” alongside peers such as Kyuss, Monster Magnet and Sleep.

The quartet has built up a fanatical army of loyal enthusiasts all drawn to the group’s insanely catchy, unpretentious music, guitar-driven sound and carefree lyrics centered on "old muscle cars, choppers, vans, skateboarding and science fiction.

While FU MANCHU’s music has been alternately described as stoner rock, surf-punk and desert rock, the truth is that it’s all of the above. Recorded at Maple Studios in Santa Ana, California by the band & producer Sergio Chavez (Motörhead, Helmet) and mixed by Andrew Alekel (Foo Fighters, Danzig), “Signs of Infinite Power” could well be dubbed “a reawakening” of FU MANCHU as the record delivers monstrous doses of punk energy, hard rock drive and psychedelic crunch in spades. From the instant the album’s lead track “Bionic Astronautics” soars from the speakers, it is undeniably evident that FU MANCHU is as primed and hungry as ever before.

Although FU MANCHU’s alumni include such decorated names as Brant Bjork (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age), the group’s lineup has been rock-solid since the addition of drummer Scott Reeder five years ago, while Hill has now been performing alongside guitarist Bob Balch and bassist Brad Davis for a full decade. If you’re craving a fix of unpretentious, classic hard rock in its most timeless form, look no further than FU MANCHU, about whose music the NME said “the secret of FU MANCHU’s sick genius is that they’re writing the soundtrack for the ultimate, neverending, coast-to-coast, psychotic American rock n’ roll road movie.”

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