Rhythm Ruckus has been called “the closest thing to Slayer that Vermont hip-hop will ever see.” From an inauspicious complex nestled in the abdomen of Vermont’s lush green mountains, Dr. Caucasian and Scribe1 dispense serrated infotainment from the barren, shrieking maw of Generation Dead. MSNBC’s “Current Magazine” says “their gritty, experimental music represents a re-emergence of raw, socially conscious hip-hop.” Their new LP, due in early 2008, is a sprawling meditation on rural existence, confusion, rebellion, depravity, joy, and ruin. It includes guest appearances from Kool G Rap, Vast Aire of Cannibal Ox, Sticman of Dead Prez, Cottonmouth TX and Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the United States of America. Their last gig was a sold-out hometown show.