Tomahawk

JESUS LIZARD GUITARIST DUANE DENISON TALKS AURAL CLARITY, THE NEED FOR BALANCE — AND TOMAHAWK’S LATEST, THE EXHILARATING TONIC IMMOBILITY

- Jon Wiederhorn

OVER THE PAST 20 years, indie supergroup Tomahawk have released five albums — not bad considering the chaotic schedules of the band’s four members: Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton, Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison, John Zorn drummer bassist Trevor Dunn and ex-Helmet and Battles drummer John Stanier.

While Tomahawk are widely considered another offbeat vehicle for the eternally active Patton, the primary songwriter for the band is Denison, a schooled guitarist whose specialty is heterogeneous, sometimes schizophrenic-sounding songs.