It was obvious from the beginning that Sean were going to take last night's Grudge Rock game. Their strategy was to "pass" every round on to Fortress of Victory—when FoV couldn't come up with all the answers in the Family Feud-style surveys, all Sean had to do was guess one correct answer and steal their points. And it totally worked (take note, future Grudge Rock contestants). By the time the first half was over, Sean had a huge lead (in the 200s) over FoV's meager 47 points.

The bands were asked some easier questions like "Name a music star who has been rumored to worship Satan" (Dio, Ozzy, and Jimmy Paige) and "Name a song with Red in the title" ("Red, Red Wine" and "Little Red Corvette"). But this time there were two questions that got everyone tongue-tied. The first was "Name a famous rap DJ." Unable to think of anything better, both bands threw out names like DJ Spooky, DJ Scribble, and "that guy in Linkin Park." Finally someone remembered Jam Master Jay and Grandmaster Flash. The second was "Name a band you'd likely listen to after dropping acid." There were only three bands to name—Pink Floyd was the first guess and the number one answer, and the Grateful Dead were number three, but the second band was a mystery to everyone. They tried and tried again to guess it, and they failed—Led Zepplin? Nope. Jimi Hendrix? Nope. Phish? Nope. Turns out, it was the Butthole Surfers. Really? "That's bullshit!" one of the guys on FoV's team yelled. The crowd agreed.

During intermission Sean played—the drum/keyboard grindcore duo blasted through about 30 minutes worth of panicked and spastic noise. It's not really my thing, but it was still mesmerizing to watch them. I never knew it was humanely possible to play the keyboards so quickly! (You can listen to a few tracks via MySpace if your ears are less sissy than mine.)

So congratulations to Sean for your win! You played a smart game. Now what I want to see is a champion round with them and last month's winners Helms Alee. That'd be a battle.

Grudge Rock is the first Wednesday of every month at Re-bar, the next on is April 1st.