ION INDIE MAGAZINE September 2015, Volume 16 | Page 42

RABID ASSASSIN
Interview and Photography by JP Rawk
Music by RABID ASSASSIN “Ass, Gas or Grass”

If you have a fancy for hard-driving music that will
relate to versions of current and past events in our
nation, RABID ASSASSIN is the band for you. They
do not shy away, pussyfoot around difficult topics or
dance with political correctness. They are
accomplished musicians with a penchant for
making you think. They create music that is great,
write lyrics that are controversial, some would say
offensive; yet they have the where with all to have a
song dedicated to law enforcement and the
challenges they face every day. Rabid Assassin has
created a theatrical presence to go along with the
music that provides an entertaining show as well.
You will not be disappointed if you attend one of
their headlining shows. The CD “Eliminate The
System” is creating a buzz. Moreover, their music
video for the single “I Hate” has been voted into
KERRANG MAGAZINE’S “Top Ten Most Offensive
Music Videos of All Time”. That is no small
accomplishment, considering the millions or
perhaps billions of music videos created in the last
35 years; keeping in mind this band is but 2 years
old--a fetus by industry standards.
Don’t let the music and the video fool you. You will never find a better people than these guys. They simply
want you to think. They want you to decide if what has been going on in the greatest nation in the world is
what you want to see continue--or if perhaps a complicated, contrived, broken system should continue-- or
if we should “Eliminate the System”. THANE FARACE (vocals and lead guitar), CHAD BEDSAUL (guitar and
backing vocals), DAN DELANEY (bass guitar and backing vocals) and COREY BROOKS (drums and
percussion) are gonna make you think. They will make you think about the state of the union as well as the