Why the name Jesus Chainsaw Massacre? Where does that come from?
JR: We got that just because we thought it sounded cool. After a while, we found out that was how critics were referring to “The Passion of the Christ.” It had a good ring to it. Your band’s sound is very cold and dark, like a combination of the Velvet Underground and Kraftwerk… Bryan Metro: Sonically, it’s like a combination of garage rock, surf rock bands (like the Ventures and the Sonics), the Velvet Underground, and ‘80s dance rock. Each song sounds different, so we can’t be pigeon-holed into one genre. The lyrics go everywhere, including outer space. Do you think the band fits in with the Detroit scene? BM: I don’t think so because I think we fit in a bit more within a European scene. The Detroit scene right now is either garage rock, or the singer/songwriter thing, then we come out with half garage rock, half dance pop. Some of the audience likes half of our stuff, others like the other half. I think we’d be huge in New York. During your numerous gigs, have you heard any local ba
