Zombi

Hailing from Pittsburgh, PA, city of steel mills, Carnegie, and, it goes without saying, George Romero, the musical duo Zombi pay tribute to the prog but eeriely minimal soundtracks of 70s and 80s horror films. The horror connection is obvious, as they named themselves after the Italian title for Romero's Dawn of the Dead (music by Goblin, one of their acknowledged influences), and they've even scored a horror film themselves (Home Sick,which is due out this fall and seems a pretty nasty throwback to 70s style grindhouse stomach churners). The music is sort of a throwback to the throbbing and anxious sounds of Argento, Fulci, Carpenter, and, yes, Romero, and yet it stands on its own as it combines retro synths with avant-metal. The fact that Relapse Records is putting out their next album is a definite plus. Downloadable mp3s available on their site.