Destruction Unit started its life in the mid-2000s as a synth-crushing side project of Arizonan Ryan "Elvis Wong" Rousseau and Memphis punks Alicja Trout and the late great Jay Reatard, but it since has morphed into an entirely different beast. Modern-era Destruction Unit is a three-guitar cult of noise and feedback, and the band gained such national notoriety for volume that the band posted its tour rider online, with non-negotiable statements like "If there is a decibel limit in your city, we can't play your city unless you are willing to risk it or pay the fine" and "Please provide one competent sound engineer that is not afraid of death or excessively loud noise, or both," noting the most apt candidates already have lost most of their hearing. It would come across as punk posturing if the band's songs didn't powerfully demonstrate the transcendent qualities of sonic overload. The band's albums can't quite capture it; it needs to be heard (and felt) live.