When they were starting out, Baltimore's War On Women defined their sound as "Bikini Kill meets early Metallica." That seems like an untenable combination -- raw and impassioned and untrained feminist fire on one side, virtuosic power-fantasy speed-freakery on the other. It's like a chef saying that her latest dish is ice cream meets chicken…
Stereogum — When they were starting out, Baltimore's War On Women defined their sound as "Bikini Kill meets early Metallica." That seems like an untenable combination -- raw and impa... more info