Menomonie’s Andys Doomesday Device speaks 70s and 80s metal to the Chippewa Valley.

Intentional misspellings aside, the name came from six-year-old Wolfgang Zank’s suggestion to guitarist and singer Andy Tackett (also of the Minstrel Cycle).

Their self-titled CD hosts 10 songs of varying rock styles, from the galloping bass and guitar squeals of Shallow be the Waters to the upbeat ballad Never Said Never, not to mention the closing Song of Understanding with four movements across its eight-and-a-half-minute length.

Tackett plays from his classic metal and hard rock influences including Ted Nugent, Deep Purple, and Randy Rhodes (of Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot) to create the tones, riffs, and progressions intricate to the inner workings of his apocalyptic machine.

Catch a slice of the device at AndysDoomesdayDevice.com or purchase the album on iTunes or Amazon.