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Two cranked up Fender Bassman amps, two Big-muff pedals on full and aggressive powerhouse drums make up River of Snakes sonic core. This fuzz-demented three piece have been tearing apart stages and splintering ears for over three and a half years now in their hometown of Melbourne, as well as trekking thousands of kilometres to play any (and every) interstate city and regional centre in Australia that will have them. This is a band that thrives on raw spirit and DIY attitude. The band is made up of Raul Sanchez, best known for his role as guitarist in Magic Dirt, Midnight Woolf and The Ape, Elissa Rose from the powerful and grungy The Loveless and Ben Wrecker from the heavy and noisy Hotel Wrecking City Traders. The result is a three-pronged attack of wild punk-rock laced with feedback, noise, heavy riffs and pop-hooks. In 2010 they released their debut 7” Hole in the Night/ Wrecking ball on their own label and in 2011 their Bad Blood EP on Emergency Music. 2012 saw them release a