The Young Gods ‘Longue Route’

byDavid Pollock
July 10, 2025

Franz Treichler talks us through The Young Gods’ 1989 single ‘Longue Route’, the Swiss group’s wired-up stormageddon of heavy metal samples. D’accoooord!

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