“Blood on the Bands”… hmm, what can we say about BoB? First off, the AC/DC-esque title is not far off the mark - this song is a screamer (not like Bon Scott, however...more like Henry Rollins). And, yes, there’s blood, and bands, and one of Jim’s most fascinating guitar leads that sounds like a crazy science experiment boiling over - this lead comes in response to one of my best lyrics ever: The blood is on the bands The demands of misfits They’re having hope, But it’s the secret dope in their ears. … and then Jim’s guitar lead conjures up that ‘dope in the ears’ sensation - and one tends to bang one’s head in that circumstance… Hence, I would call this one a ‘banger’, It also has a rhythm that I would put right up next to System of a Down. Thematically, the song calls into question the soporific effect that modern music has on the population - another distraction from the five alarm fire at the center of power. The blood is on the bands,, indeed