Minimum Wage Assassins are a DeKalb grindcore supergroup, featuring members of Sick/Tired and Gonzo Violence.

Though they only have a few demos online, 2011 looks to be the year they release some original material. The Northern Star caught up with guitarist “Big Daddy” Drew Garland about some of his bands favorite albums.

Magrudergrind- Magrudergrind (2009): Pretty much the album that inspired me to form this band. Loads of grind and groove with quite possibly some of the best production I’ve heard on any extreme release.

Immortal Technique- Revolutionary Vol. 2 (2003): Let’s be real here; Technique is the coldest man on the mic. The way this man tells you what’s on his mind about everything from government to gangs is brutally poetic and has to be heard to be believed.

Watchmaker- Kill. F***ing. Everyone. (2003): In this world, there are two types of grindcore. The first chips teeth and knocks fillings loose. The second turns otherwise law-abiding citizens into murderous, raving madmen. Watchmaker is the latter.

Converge- No Heroes (2006): Many fans of Converge will claim that Jane Doe is their best release and the perfect blueprint for metallic hardcore. But No Heroes works better for me, as I feel it was with this release the group perfected calculating chaos. Oh, and ‘Plagues’ is easily the most balls out, brutally heavy song ever written. Period.

Phil Collins- Face Value (1990): ‘In The Air Tonight’ is a sweet song with a killer drum fill.