Nü Sensae are skull-crackingly loud and utterly ferocious-sounding - something that's all the more impressive when you realize they sculpt their gruesome creations with nothing more than drums, bass, and vocals.

While Nü Sensae didn't deliberately set out to be a two-person operation following in the footsteps of other formative, sludgy drum-n-bass duos, they're definitely not alone in their approach. Their set-up and overall heaviness makes them markedly similar to Seattle's The Last Slice of Butter. Incidentally, the two bands have gigged together before, at one of Seattle's dankest underground venues.

Nü Sensae

with Shearing Pinx and Broken Water
Saturday, June 26, 9 p.m., all ages, cover TBA
Northern, 321 Fourth Ave., Olympia
northernolympia.org