Two brothers with the help from friends (including the drummer from Saccharine Trust) combine to make a debut LP with more than a few head scratching moments. Dry Rot from Ventura, CA are no strangers to confusing their audience. Their debut release, an under the radar self released 7” EP, hailed comparisons to the like of United Mutation. They followed that up with a concept release on Painkiller, focusing on the real life case of a man who would capture and enslave women. Next stop on the Dry Rot train ride was a two sided 7” on Deer Healer, that sounded more like a lounge soundtrack for Blue Velvet. Now comes the real gem, the last stop, all aboard call titled “Philistine”. While the aforementioned comparison of United Mutation, as well as Void and Die Kreuzen still hold true, there are hints of Butthole Surfers as well. “Philistine” should have people looking past the pettiness of judging a band based on their spiritual beliefs, and embracing the fact that if a couple of Christian brothers can create a truly sick and twisted record like this, then maybe we should all be going to church