'One of the greats!' -Gene Simmons from KISS................................................................................................................ 'This band tears the roof off the Muthasucka!' -George Clinton........................................................................... The Artist Formertly Known as Knutzak is coming...

Originally spawned in Olympia, this hardcore Junk Rock twelve piece has been performing in the Seattle area for about two years now where it's inexplicable stage show has earned the band immense popularity with the all-ages crowd. Bob Saget raves, 'As much a theatrical experience as a musical one, the Artist's stage presence creates a party environment for its beloved audience in the vein of the theater of the absurd.' Groovaliscious punk/metal, funk-rock, and speed-of-light Junk-Rock fuse with maddening light effects, state of the art pyrotechnics, and shameless publicity stunts in a multimedia extravaganza that Roger Ebert calls 'a [deranged] carnival for the senses.'

Instrumentation includes a full brass section, double bass guitars, violin, guillotine, guitar, didgeridu, trashcan percussion, and a trio of female backup singers in pink tu-tus. Innuendo-based vocals and live decapitations help propel this already innovative band to glamorous stardom. Special guest stars and fanatic party people include: the Transvestite Mudwrestling Troupe, The Poppinfresh Nude Juggling Duet, The Didactic Eggsucking Wondergut (shell and all!), Olympia's own Topless Whipped Cream Ballet, and cult icon/real estate tyrant Doug Berger.

The band's much anticipated debut album, featuring the hit single '(What I Felt) Below the Belt', is due for release January 3.