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* Dropsonic's fifth full-length album. * RIYL: Led Zeppelin, Jesus Lizard, Queens of the Stone Age. * Relentless touring in 2008. "Someone's got to die tonight," declares Dan Dixon during the rambling shock of "Slit." His stinging conclusion pulls no punches: "I hope to God it's you." Call The Low Life selftherapy via catharsis. Or exorcism. With loose-limbed and aggressive soloing on "God Lies" and wicked slide guitar work on "Paralyzed," comparisons to Jimmy Page are fair, though Dan Dixon's forward-thinking creativity also mirrors modern guitar heroes like The Jesus Lizard's Duane Denison. Listen closely to The Low Life, and you might also catch snatches of Van Halen or cult heroes Shiner. Dixon, however, is nobody's copycat. Simply consider that players capable of fully tapping the raw potential of a snarling Gibson Les Paul are few and far between. In addition to the jaw-dropping power and whiplashinducing time changes Dropsonic's cult has come to expect, The Low Life contains some new tricks. "Brain Surgery" and "Going Down" highlight an elevated sense of pop melodicism that might more closely evoke Live at Budokan than Physical Graffiti.