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Red Fang

(Common People Inc.)

Portland's own Red Fang were dubbed "a wonderful rock 'n' roll band" by David Letterman on Friday night.

The hard rockers made their late-night debut on "The Late Show with David Letterman," ripping through "Blood Like Cream" with no sign of nerves. Of course, the band's been making headway into Hollywood recently, tapping "Portlandia" comic and "Saturday Night Live" veteran Fred Armisen for the zombie-filled "Blood Like Cream" video.

They won over Letterman, who goofed on the band's Portland shaving habits: "I'll talk to your drummer about growing a beard, don't worry about that," he told them, as currently baby-faced drummer John Sherman laughed.

The band's "Whales and Leaches" was released in October. It rocks very hard. Watch Red Fang's "Letterman" performance below:

-- David Greenwald