Sweden's THE CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT deliver 12 headbanging, punked up, riff-crazy, dashboard-thumping tunes with their second full-length, "And The Rest Will Follow". Apparently, the band is composed of guys from bands as varied as TIAMAT, RICKSHAW, and TAURUS. Judging from this platter as well as their debut, this lineup is capable of some pretty dangerous music.

"And The Rest Will Follow" is a drop-the-needle sort of disc, with high points as far as the eye can see. Vocalist Chuck Ransom screams and struts like the bastard clone of Ian Astbury and Scott Hill in tracks like "Senorita (Lookout)" and "Authority Problem (Killers)". The interplay between Chuck Mojo's larger-than-life bass and Chuck Lee Riot's rhythm guitar is so tight, you'd swear it's a power trio kind of deal. But the extraordinary lead work of Chuck Daniels destroys that theory, adding another layer of quality to this masterwork. Standout tracks are tough to pick, but after multiple listens, the awards go to "Bullshit City" for the hard-panned Angus-style riffs and sick bass groove, and "Saturday Night" for its FU MANCHU action rock vibe and ridiculously boneheaded, infectious KISS-style chorus. The closer "158 (100mph Remix)" substitutes keyboards for guitars, and yet somehow kicks ass just like every other track on the disc. Plus, they earn an extra .5 for the sleazy cover of the PAGANS "Not Now, No Way". This is what it's all about, people, so grab it.

- Marchman

OFFICIAL SITE: www.chucknorrisexperiment.com

MP3 SOUND SCRAP: Rock 'n Roll Suicide

RELATED ITEMS: CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT - S/T, 2004