Revisiting the dark grit of early-‘80s post-punk groups, Australian four-piece Slug Guts signed to Stained Circles Records, home to fellow Australians Eddy Current Suppression Ring, within only a few months of playing together. Their first album, Down on the Meat, was released in 2009. After touring Australia and Japan, the band reconvened in the studio for 2011’s Howlin' Gang. ~ Jason Lymangrover