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"The perfect balance between progressive metal and ballsy punk `n' roll, each song features just enough nuances to make the air guitarist in everyone freak out and wonder how the fuck they pulled it off ... It's exciting to hear a band revel in their own technical brilliance yet still put something onto the table that will clearly jump off, kick you in the short and curlies, and throw the most demonic horns in the process." -- Exclaim! "Bionic's mix of hot and raw hard rock, garage, and punk has all the makings of being a sure thing when it comes to rocking a crowd. Black Blood is an outstanding disc full of some of the nastiest whiskey and beer-chugging uptempo rockers to rear their heads. Between all the high-quality rock going on here and singer Jonathan Cummins' wild growls and shrieks, Black Blood is just awesome. " -- NOW Magazine [NNNN] "Hard driving psychedelic blues rock, Mudhoney going all '70s hard rock with a bath full of scorpions and road-racing the devil's black limo while still finding the time to get all prog on his evil horns. This rocks! This seriously rocks!" -- The Organ "Their creative songwriting is in full effect, with songs that fall into classicrock structures but also display the chunky precision of bands such as the Jesus Lizard, augmented by the band's overall tightness." -- Eye Weekly [HHHH] Black Blood marks the third installment in the Bionic discography and is by far their best and most aggressive moment yet. The new album sees the band breaking new ground with a hard, brutalizing mix of punk meets '70s rock with stabs of Devo and psychedelia, while still keeping the explosive, juggernaut intensity for which their live shows are renowned. On top of singer/guitarist Jonathan Cummins being a former member of the legendary punk rock outfit The Doughboys, they've enlisted the musical help of friends in the burgeoning Montreal musical community like The Besnard Lakes, A Silver Mt. Zion, Land of Talk, Tricky Woo, Xavier Caffeine, and even a marching band complete with cheerleaders. Make no bones about it--Black Blood is as rocking as it gets, but manages to push the envelope and prove that loud rock music can evolve out of the mire.