I came across this video today while lurking for something the blahhg about, and it reminded me how much Deathstar ruled back in their late-nineties heyday. Back when noisy indie rock was still the new news, Deathstar was pwning Noise Pop in SF and buzzing like a cheap clock, churning out a couple dope releases - including a six song, self-titled 10″ and the Strikes the Earth EP- before imploding well before their time. Lurking moar I found a pretty good bio of the band on the Barnes and Noble website (which seems odd, but its the internet), and to make this selection seem even MORE like it was meant to be, the bio in question was written by my comrade in arms Charles Hodgkins, the purveyor of the amazing SF burrito guidebook Burritoeater.com. Hit the jump for the delicious copy pasta:

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