I suppose the sickening masses have a masochistic jones towards those in power -- yr right! Probably explains why half of the US still love George W. inspite of how he ruined the country...
I was lucky enough to see the Shadow Ring in my town around '96 or so!!! Great band. They were friends of local jazz/noise band Coffee -- the first Coffee album had cover art drawn by that Lambkin guy in the band. I hear there's a Shadow Ring off-shoot now with an ex-member of the Twenty Committee (who's Network album is excellent machine-noise industial...)