From the bloody remains of countless rapcore bands Jagged Thought Process rises victorious from battle holding the Metal flag high. If you love rapcore, this is definitely NOT the CD for you, but if you’re tired of the whole raprock fusion, then by all means check out Jagged Thought Process latest effort Jagged Thought Process …
When a band lists Led Zeppelin as one of their biggest influences, you may expect them to play druggy rock anthems. But the Southern California band Speak No Evil would prove you wrong. Their sophomore release, Welcome to the Downside (Abrupt/Universal), is a stellar mixture of harmony, aggression, and emotion, the likes of which eludes …
By infusing some of the best rock qualities of 80’s Motley Crue, 90’s Stone Temple Pilots, and 2000’s Staind, the four-piece L.A.-based band Railed creates music that is both harmonious and hard at the same time. Their latest six-song EP is the end product of years of practice and determination from the members, who seem …
According to the commercial, nothing satisfies that hunger for something crunchy and chewy and filling better than Snickers bar. Well, this writer begs to differ. You see, something has come along that is just as good, if not better, at satisfying that urge than a Snickers. And this has zero calories, but just enough “phat” …
When two bands by the names of Red Rum and Sonic Kill fused together in 1998, the result was a nuclear explosion the size of which hasn’t been seen since Hiroshima. They call themselves yuR puPpitt, and they amazingly combine the bass-heavy explosiveness of Slipknot with the heavy melodicism of Korn. Mix that with tight …
Remember when you were a kid and your favorite tune would come on the radio, so you’d crank it up to level ten and rock out in your room? Soon enough, mom would be pounding on your door yelling, “Turn down that racket!” Well, the members of the L.A. based industrial band Rakit sure do …
Without attitude or arrogance, and quite possibly without even knowing it, Aimee Echo has been the voice of a generation of hardworking, fearless women in rock that do not know the meaning of the word “quit”. After fronting one of the most promising bands of 2000 (Human Waste Project), enduring the heartbreak of friend Lynn …
There is a town in Pennsylvania were a majority of the inhabitants get jobs at a local factory, and stay there for life. They are known as the “lifers.” The band Lifer did not just get their name from this desolate and hopeless sector of the population from which they came from, but also their …
For a true fan of heavy music, grooving on something that is not overly negative or intense or frenetic (or even that loud) is good therapy once in a while. Sometimes the sensory overload that comes with the non-stop influx of up and coming metal bands can only be cured by something that lives somewhere …
Every once in a while, a band comes along with a sound that is so insane and preposterous, you just can’t stop listening to it. It happened in 1998, when System of a Down released their frantic self-titled debut. And now, it’s happening again. This time around, it’s a three-member band by the name of …