We Must Obey

"The secret of Fu Manchu's sick genius is that they're writing the soundtrack for the ultimate, never-ending, coast to coast, psychotic American rock n' roll road movie.”
- NME

"Fu Manchu rock purely for the sheer joy of rocking!”
- Rolling Stone

If life is a highway, Fu Manchu is its soundtrack. While Fu Manchu's music has been alternately described as stoner rock, surf punk and desert rock, the truth is it's all of the above. In other words, don't look too hard for deeper meaning, as that meaning awaits the very moment you press play, when founding guitarist Scott Hill's fuzzed-out guitar blasts from your speakers.

Over the last dozen years, the Southern California quartet has perfected the art of the riff, mastered the depth of the groove and sharpened the edge of the hook, as their tenth album proves. 'We Must Obey' is their toughest release so far: infectious, inspiring and most importantly, authentic – the sound of a time and road tested group cruising along confidently yet effortlessly.

After signing with Century Media in '06, the group entered Hollywood's Grandmaster Recorders studio [Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Black Crowes] with co-producer Andrew Alekel [Weezer, Rancid, Queens of the Stone Age] to record 'We Must Obey'.

Although Fu Manchu's alumni include such decorated names as Brant Bjork [Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age], the group's lineup has been rock-solid since the addition of drummer Scott Reeder five years ago, while mainman Hill has now been performing alongside guitarist Bob Balch and bassist Brad Davis for a full decade. Perhaps this stability is one reason why Hill calls 'We Must Obey' his favourite album, done from start to finish.

If you're craving a fix of unpretentious, classic hard rock in its most timeless form, look no further than Fu Manchu, whose music the L.A. Weekly once called "as purely Californian as anything Brian Wilson [Beach Boys] ever recorded.” Word!

"A transcendent distillation of '70s rock heaviness and '80s punk aggression.”
- Rolling Stone