Head Wound City is made up of members of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Blood Brothers, and The Locust. All come from diverse backgrounds, steeped in metal (thrash and grind in particular), goth, and every permutation of hardcore and punk imaginable. Their entirely aptly titled debut album, A New Wave of Violence (taken from the Raymond Pettibon zine), sounds like what one might imagine the sum total of five people known for innovation in discordant audio assault would sound like.

Track Listing:
01. Old Age Takes Too Long
02. Born to Burn
03. Head Wound City, USA
04. I Wanna Be Your Original Sin
05. I Cast a Shadow for You
06. Scraper
07. Closed Casket
08. Palace of Love and Hate
09. Avalanche in Heaven
10. Love is Best