{"product_id":"jimmy-smack-death-is-certain-lp","title":"Jimmy Smack - Death Is Certain LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmack’s complete recorded output is now compiled by Knekelhuis as \u003cem\u003eDeath is Certain\u003c\/em\u003e, a record that shines a new light on Smack’s unique craft. At times sounding suspiciously like a modular synth, Smack’s modified electric bagpipes and relentless rhythm box provide the perfect backdrop for his bleak storytelling like a dystopian drone leading you into a parallel dimension where only one thing’s for sure: death is certain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleasing no more than two 7”s (1982’s \u003cem\u003eDeath Or Glory\u003c\/em\u003e and 1983’s \u003cem\u003eDeath Rocks\u003c\/em\u003e) and one 12” (\u003cem\u003eAnguish\u003c\/em\u003e) during his time, Jimmy Smack was one of the most enigmatic figures on the LA scene of the eighties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA singular performance artist who donned corpse paint a good decade before Norwegian bands like Mayhem and Emperor turned it into a vital element of early black metal, Smack was a fixture on the LA deathrock\/postpunk scene reciting his dark poetry over electric bagpipes and a Dr. Rhythm drum machine, carving his own niche like a Fad Gadget from hell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knekelhuis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67899166458098,"sku":"sep1793065931154","price":21.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/0896\/2290\/files\/jimmy-smack---death-is-certain-lp_1.jpg?v=1793065937","url":"https:\/\/rockclimbgear.shop\/products\/jimmy-smack-death-is-certain-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}