Blue Cheer News: Vincebus Eruptum

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Blue Cheer was named after a pure strand of LSD. Dickey Peterson (bass and vocals), Leigh Stephens (guitar), and Paul Whaley (drums) were average musicians and fair songwriters, but they had a vision that would lead to a far different type of rock music than was being produced in the late 1960s. They were a quintessential power trio that helped set the foundation for the development of heavy metal music. They advertised themselves as the loudest rock 'n' roll band in the world and history notes that their sound would reach sonic levels. Each instrument would have a bank of twenty...