Music magazine Kerrang! has called The Callous Daoboys "gloriously chaotic," and one can only agree when witnessing the American band's wild energy and creative use of elements from math rock, hardcore, and nu metal.
With six members on stage, the band appears as a wide-ranging collective that can deliver both metallic frontal assaults on the audience and nuanced soundscapes, where instruments such as violin and synth create contrasts to the more traditional instrumentation of bass, guitar and drums. Similarly, the songs often move with an unpredictable energy from shredding hardcore and metallic riffs to pop hooks and quirky interludes, which has led The Guardian to compare them to bands such as Faith No More.
The uncompromising energy bursts are accompanied by a twisted sense of humour, which is already evident in the band's name – a pun based on the Dallas Cowboys. The humorous and surreal universe is emphasised by song titles such as "Body Horror for Birds" and "Douchebag Safari" from their latest and excellent album I Don't Want to See You in Heaven (2025). It is also an album that demonstrates the band's ability to combine quirky ideas and aggression with a personal tone in an almost therapeutic exploration of anxiety and doubt, which adds depth to the debauchery.
The Callous Daoboys formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 2016 and released their debut EP, My Dixie Wrecked, the following year. Since then, they have cemented their reputation as masterful purveyors of musical chaos, not least thanks to their extremely intense shows, which combine raw musical power, unbridled creativity and solid entertainment for anyone with a penchant for aggressive music. "Their shows are a spectacle like no other," wrote Distorted Sound in a review of a concert in London, and there is therefore good reason to have high expectations when the band hits Roskilde Festival this summer.