Rock And Roll Death Patrol

by Michael Allen Rose

What happens when all the genres of music personified do battle for the fate of humankind? A comic book style action-adventure rock and roll extravaganza!When Clear Channel Radio sends out the “Superfan Pulse” to turn all of their listeners into insane recruits for their clone army, it’s up to the Rock and Roll Death Patrol to set things right!

Featuring: Gothkid, with the eerie and emotive powers of darkness; Metaldude, whose shredding can shatter walls; HipHopCalypse, the rapper whose words take on real forms; Riotgrrl, the punk-rock chick with mad tech skills and no boundaries. Along with their mentor Tonk, one of the original outlaw musical heroes, they must stop the pop soldiers before all culture is homogenized into eternal blandness!

Featuring an original soundtrack that comes with the book!

272 pages, Paperback

First published December 8, 2018

About the author

Michael Allen Rose is an award-winning writer, musician, editor and performance artist based in Chicago, Illinois. His stories have appeared in The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction, Heavy Feather Review, and Tales From The Crust among other periodicals. He has published several books including Jurassichrist (Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing) which won the 2021 Wonderland Award for best bizarro novel, and The Last 5 Minutes of the Human Race, winner of best collection in bizarro fiction 2022. He is the host of the annual Ultimate Bizarro Showdown at Bizarro Con in Oregon. Michael also releases industrial music under the name Flood Damage. He lives with an awesome cat named Dr. Light, and enjoys good tea. You can find more at www.michaelallenrose.com

Reviews

[John Wayne · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Rock and Roll Death Patrol are a group of musical heroes who have united to fight the evil of pop stars, and corporate-controlled music. This book was a blast to read with fun to be had by everyone, especially lovers of music. The story is fast-moving and action packed all the way to the end, and Rose peppers nuggets of fun musical easter eggs that play like a wink and nod to those in the know, which I love. This book is rad as heck and a blast to read. so grab a copy and I'll meet you in the pit!

[Farrah · Rating 5 out of 5]

There isn't many times in by book reading life that I have laughed out loud. Or bought a book after I had already read it just so I could have it in my library. Or itched so badly to highlight all of my favorite passages (which I will, once the paper version arrives).
It's quick, it's funny, it's witty. And hell, I'm not even that big of a music nerd, so I KNOW there were jokes in there I wasn't catching and now I have to rethink my entire hobby lineup to include different music genres and history so I can go back and enjoy this even more. It's not often a story keeps me on my toes. So often these days (in sleep deprived/overworked land) I find myself glazing over paragraphs to get to the meat of it. Not this one. No slacking for me!
Overall, 10 thumbs up. Worth it for Riotgrrl and her deathly hair alone. Thank you, Mr. Rose, for this awesome and disturbing bit of escapism.