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Tenneseein’ is Tennebelievin’.  A friend once told me that the difference between a good band and a great one is the ability to take what you can from you influences and move on, without trying to emulate them.  Knoxville based Athame has done just that, and written one damn fine track, Backout, from their EP Reductive Process.

The opening riff is like crack (or skittles):  you just have to keep going back for more.  Seriously, when I first listened to the song I must have hit the “back” button more times than i can count, and like me, you’ll do the same.  You’ll lose you’re house, your job, your car, your numbered Elvis Presley Franklin Mint Collectors Plates (or maybe that’s just me).

If you manage to stop hitting the back button like i eventually did (thank you carpal tunnel), it will finally dawn on you that this song kicks ass.  The musicianship of the band, something unheard of in the rubberstamp world of corporate rock, is impressive, as is the vocal stylings of Brian Ford.  With influences ranging from Tool to Year of the Rabbit, Backout would be a great addition to anyones’s MP3 collection. Kinda like that Jailhouse Rock plate (or that could just be me).

[NOTE: This article was actually written by one of our guest writers ‘Bottomfeeder’]