Simon Chainsaw and the Hippy Killers (Christ, what a mouthful!) are a Brazilian sleaze rock band that mix chugging, melodic 80’s flash-trash with Hellacopters style arena rawk and smooth the whole macho mess over with Bon Jovi-esque (!) pop metal hooks. Led by charismatic Aussie Simon*, the HK’s bash through a whole slew of could-be hits here that borrow liberally from the Ramones, Kiss, and Def Lep but still, somehow, manage to sound like a shiny new beast all their own. Best part of the whole trip might be the crazy, dive-bombing leads of home-grown axeman Fabio Marrone – check out the knots he twists his guitar into on “Hard Luck Guy” – but ultimately, it’s the gooey, chewy songs that’ll keep this one jammed on ‘repeat’ all summer long. Pretty smokin’ stuff.