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The Bloodies - "Salem Bitch Trials" | Interview

Earlier this month, Minneapolis punk trio The Bloodies  put out their debut record, Salem Bitch Trials . The band is made up of vocalist Holly Axelrod, bassist Kim Crimson, and guitarist Chelsea Oxblood with Jeremy Klash handling drums for recording the record.  Salem Bitch Trials  would easily feel at home on a "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" soundtrack with its personal blend of goth, horror, and hooky pop-punk. However, there's more going on just underneath the record than meets the eye. The last few lines of the album's closer,  "The most dangerous thing you can be in this world is a pretty girl who knows what she is doing,"  serves as its thesis. The trio spends the 22-minute run time outlining and challenging the shortcomings felt by femme people in the music industry. Leading up to the closer, The Bloodies examine the power held by a scene's gatekeepers, specifically through the lens of a woman scorned. The band walks a fine line between the tongue-i...