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High Noon Kahuna Premiere “Danger Noodle” Video

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Maryland heavy genremelders High Noon Kahuna released their debut album, Killing Spree (review here), last November. The new video for “Danger Noodle,” the second cut on the record, presents a cautionary tale of what happens when religious fanatics handle their serpents in traffic — and no, that’s not euphemism. Snake-handling as a religious practice is mostly a US thing, more specifically mostly an Appalachian thing, and of course has been somewhat exaggerated in terms of the numbers of people who actually do it, but that’s only because it’s so fascinating and seemingly random. Yeah, I know there’s snake in the Bible who’s kind of a big deal. But there are lots of animals. Remember Noah?

Nonetheless, somehow snakes are the thing, and to be perfectly honest with you I’m too terrified of American religious culture to dive into why that happens — presumably something about the devil and rugged individualism — but if it makes people feel special for five minutes out of their day, well, the rest of life can be pretty crushing and miserable, so I won’t say I don’t understand being part of a weirdo community with practices that seem odd to outsiders either as I’ve worn a black t-shirt almost every day of my life for at least the last 25 years and I woke up at 4AM to start writing this post. Religion, whatever you worship and however you practice, dogma or not, is bizarre. You ever read about what happens in the brains of people speaking in tongues?

So yes, sometimes faith comes back to bite you, be it in unresolved trauma or with literal teeth. Made by Chaos Cartoon and Design, the “Danger Noodle” clip reminds of this and offers as well a chance to dig back into Killing Spree as a whole, which was the proverbial ‘these guys are onto something’ debut album tucked away amid the onslaught of releases late last year, the band combing a desert of sound and finding remnants of black metal, surf rock, heavy riffing and shover-prog in order to attain some individualism — rugged, of course — of their own amid a flood of acts. Their pedigree in bands like Internal VoidAkris and Admiral Browning is welcome context, but High Noon Kahuna‘s style is something else almost entirely, and as “Danger Noodle” shows, their approach is loaded with potential. With a sound that stretches so far and stays cohesive, they can go just about wherever they want, and they do on the record, from the almost Kylesa-esque jabbing rhythm of “Parachute” to the low-end fuzz that precedes the freakout in the second half of closer “Sand Storm.”

It is my sincere hope that Paul CogleTim Otis and Brian Goad keep the band going, and continue to explore outward from the foundation they’ve constructed; as intentionally wobbly as it can seem in places, that’s the point. The record’s only 34 minutes long and if you haven’t heard it, please consider this gentle encouragement to dig in (the Bandcamp stream is down there somewhere) after you watch the video. They’ve got live dates coming up as well, including playing a VHS expo in Hagerstown, MD, which fits somehow.

Enjoy:

High Noon Kahuna on “Danger Noodle”:

We have always loved the irony that one of the most poisonous creatures on earth can be given such a cute name.

Lyrically, the song speaks of the dangers of obsession; be it money, religion, or power.

We have been friends with Troy at Chaos Cartoon and Design for a long time. When he approached us about doing an animated video we got very excited. We briefly discussed Serpent Handling factions of Christianity and shared a few gory images of preachers who were bit. Mostly those of Cody Coots from Kentucky, there is an amazingly violent video of him getting bit on youtube. Troy took it from there!

High Noon Kahuna is a trio of veteran heavy music musicians based in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. region of Frederick, Maryland. With Tim Otis on guitar (Admiral Browning / Akris), Brian Goad on Drums (Internal Void / The Larrys), and Paul Cogle on Bass and Vocals (Akris / Black Blizzard).

HIGH NOON KAHUNA – Live shows:
– March 25 – Frederick MD – Cafe 611
– April 23 – Hagerstown MD – Captian Adam’s VHS Pirate Ship VHS EXPO
– May 6 – Frederick MD – Olde Mother Brewing Company
MINI-SPREE-TOUR:
– May 25 – Harrisonburg VA – Crayola House
– May 26 – Asheville NC – Shakeys
– May 27 – Marryville TN – The Bird & The Book
– May 28 – Lexington KY – The Green Lantern Bar

High Noon Kahuna:
Tim Otis: Guitar
Brian Goad: Drums
Paul Cogle: Bass / Vocals

High Noon Kahuna, Killing Spree (2022)

High Noon Kahuna on Linktree

High Noon Kahuna on Bandcamp

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High Noon Kahuna on YouTube

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