We thought Ryan Adams was on a hiatus from music due to inner-ear problems and the desire for "quieter times"...

Seemingly the way to bounce back from those qualms is to record your 'most legit metal record' to date.

Hey Ryan, you yanking our chain?

RA has messed around with recording oddball death metal tracks in the past, there was his WWW-only Werewolph project, and who can forget Sleazy Handshake. Tracks like Mega Wizards and Throw Up On The Moon were definitely in the realm of the silly but is this new offering more serious? 

You can hear a song... as yet unnamed but potentially entitled 'Electrosnake' (hmm..) on the ORION website.

Two words, Spinal Tap.