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San Francisco's very own 'Short Fuse' have come a long way since forming from the ashes of a previous project in 2005 and have finally finished their second album entitled "Shred The Dead", which is available as of May 9th. Knowing most of the guys since I was 12, I am extremely proud and admire all the hard work they've put forth in order to make the band what it is today. 'Shred The Dead' is 12 tracks of straight up grindcore metal that will make your ears bleed and wanna punch the person next to you.

Short Fuse is no stranger to playing in front of thousands of people at festivals like Locobazooka, MetalFest, LocoFest and sharing the stage with national acts such as In This Moment, Hed PE, Suicide Silence and many more. This year they are playing California MetalFest on opening day, May 15th at the Fox Theatre in Pomona, CA along side Fear Factory, WhiteChapel, Job For A Cowboy and many others.

Bottom line is if you wanna hear some grind style metal that raises the bar of what this genre is supposed to sound like from one of the hardest working bands ever then head on over to their MySpace and buy their new album and check out their music both old and new. You won't be disappointed.
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With their debut album, Short Fuse manages to accomplish a feat that hasn't occurred in years... a compilation with multiple tracks enjoyable to each one of my friends' musical tastes. In short? FINALLY a cd that can be played over the car stereo on road trips. What makes Short Fuse unique in the hum drum of today's Alternative scene is that it is very clear they do not have one particular musical influence. Listening to the album you can sense all the stylings of such bands as American Head Charge, Dope, Lacuna Coil, Slipknot and more! With raw, penetrating vocals from Myke DiBattista and lyrics that will have you proudly displaying metal to all passersby, this album receives Rock Star nods all around. Be sure to pick up this album before your next road trip. It's a MUST have.

Hook, line, sinker! The first two songs set the high bar to 'Hate Brought To This Place Called Home'. The band is powered by, Myke DiBattista (Vocals), Anthony Flick (Guitar), Scott Chavez (Guitar) Tony Eakes (Bass), Kenny Pardo (Drums), Martin Boynton (Keys/Programming) Short Fuse is a band that will be on the tip of everyone's tongue before the year is out. The band's debut 'Hate Brought To This Place Called Home' is a testosterone packed recording that when heard by the masses will be a massive breakthrough and reaching a level of success that their peers have acheived much quicker. If you don't already own this album I suggest picking it up now! You are truely missing out on a genre making album. 'Hate Brought To This Place Called Home' is a lethal dose of aggression and mayhem filtered through a refreshing maturity in the songwriting department. As is evident on track like, "Pain Machine", the go for the throat, "Damage To You" and "Unsaved". Aggressive, relentless and intense 'Hate Brought To This Place Called Home' is a rock juggernaut with one hellacious attitude. Plain and simple. If you love metal and its many many forms I can NOT recommend this enough. Now what the hell are you doing still reading this!?!? Go out and buy it. Enjoy. for more info on SHORT FUSE, check out www.short-fuse.net

Last but not least at the Gaslighter, we succumbed to Short Fuse. This show being the CD release of Hate Brought To This Place Called Home, avid fans grabbed up the free copies being given out. Soon to be flying out to Fitchburg, Ma. to play Locobazooka! with Disturbed, God Forbid, Dope, and others; these six guys took to the stage like a punch in the head. Shifting the crowd off their asses and into the pit, Short Fuse unleashed sound much like more seasoned bands. Lead vocalist Myke DiBattista worked the crowd as a charismatic front man. He reminded me of a rougher, huskier, Brendan Fraser with a nose-ring and dreads. Almost soft-spoken in person, Myke dominated the crowd and stage like a pro and prompted audience participation. Keyboardist Martin Boynton set forth sounds and rhythms that complimented every song using a flexible stand like that of the one used by Marilyn Manson's keyboard player. Anthony Flick on guitar, Tony "Scott" Eakes on bass, and Kenny Pardo on drums kept the relentless pace of each song. Overall I was reminded of Rob Zombie with a gritty grind to it. By the third song "Change", a Korn heavy sound, my son was up front for the show. Working the crowd further, singer Myke lamented that it was "the best show they played so far". Aww. While techie keyboard beats rolled over into intense drum bashing, sixth song "Not Myself" had the floor jumping, and my son in the mosh pit…the smallest guy out there. By the ninth and last song, "F.T.W", whose chorus is exactly as you can imagine, the crowd was sweaty, smiling, and happy they came. I was impressed by the overall showmanship of Short Fuse, and their infectious sound. They're ready.

Last but certainly not least is Short Fuse out of Redwood City, Ca. with former members of Crooked, drew our evening to an end. Myke DiBattista - Vocals, Anthony Flick - Guitar, Tony "Scott" Eakes - Bass, Kenny Pardo - Drums, and Martin Boynton - Keys/Programming have a very deep heavy sound, with speedy guitars, tight precise drum beats, thrumming bass, eerie keyboard effects, and growling vocals. As I was researching this band I had looked them up on myspace.com to find that they had classified themselves as metal/industrial/christian rap. Can you imagine the shock on my face after having heard them live? I would never have thought them to be Christian. I guess you can say I did not pay much attention to the lyrics they were singing or I just plain missed something somewhere. I visited their website to seek more information about them but unfortunately it is still under construction, though there is some useful info there such as show dates, a short bio and one of their songs "All Alone". I will be looking forward to talking to these guys further to see what more I can find out about them.