SLAPSHOCK

Slapshock produces music as loud and violent as its name. Slapshock is usually compared to Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Slipknot, as the band combines hip-hop and heavy metal to feed the market's appetite for brutal, in-your-face rap-rock. Slapshock formed in Manila, Philippines, on February 14, 1996, with vocalist Reynold Munsayac, bassist Lee Nadela, guitarists Leandro Ansing and Jerry Basco, and drummer Chi Evora. Nadela, Ansing, and Munsayac met at college; they were all attending UP Diliman in the Philippines. Wanting to alter their sound, the group dropped Munsayac and replaced him with Basco's cousin, Jamir Garcia, who had just returned from the U.S. While in America, Garcia had a band called Bruce Lee's Curse and was familiar with the East Coast hardcore rap scene; his background greatly contributed to the direction Slapshock would quickly take. The group built up a following in Manila's underground clubs. The band was quickly lumped in with two other almost interchangeable Filipino acts -- Cheese and Greyhoundz -- who pounded listeners into submission à la their foreign counterparts. When Slapshock opened for the alternative metal group Wolfgang during its Serve in Silence tour, the band generated excitement amongst angst-ridden teens in the Philippines as well as scorn from conservatives who felt such bleak, blisteringly noisy music was a bad influence on youth. Older fans who believed they were blatant bandwagon-jumpers ridiculed them. Nevertheless, Slapshock's 1999 debut album, 4th Degree, did well. On August 30, 2002, the band performed at the Folk Arts Theater in Manila and became the first rap-metal act to sell out all 8,000 seats in the venue. The band's songs continued to dominate modern rock radio in the Philippines as its third full-length, Project 11-41, was released that year. Project 11-41 displayed some sense of melody, but a number of critics felt that the group was still too derivative to be taken seriously. Despite that, Project 11-41 was one of 2002's most commercially successful albums in the Philippines, and Slapshock was voted Artist/Band of the Year at the NU-107 Rock Awards. Michael Sutton, All Music Guide

Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul (drums) and "Dimebag" Darrell (guitar), then known as Diamond Darrell, in 1981.[1] Bassist Rex Brown then known as Rex Rocker would join in 1982, with vocalist Terry Glaze. In 1987 Phil Anselmo would become the group's lead vocalist, completing the band's most successful lineup that would remain together for 16 years.

ANIMOSITY

San Francisco's Animosity have been combining the growl of death metal with the scream of hardcore and thrash metal since 2000. All the members were in high school and some were only 15 at the time. Three years later they would release Shut It Down on the Tribunal label, then in 2005 they would move to Black Market Activities and release Empires. The growth that had occurred between the two albums was noticed by the high-profile Metal Blade, who signed the band in 2006. Before they began working on their debut for the label, lead vocalist Leo Miller lost his girlfriend to a drunk driver. Her death helped to shape the very intense and very emotional lyrics found on the band's third album, Animal, which landed in 2007.

TERROR

TERROR (USA)


Nomen est omen: instead of easy listening, Los Angeles-based Terror's kettle of worms is tender trashing. Before Terror, the vocalist Scott Vogel was marinated in the acrid environment of the band called Slugfest, and later some of the band's former members have chosen the equally fiery Hatebreed as their retirement spot. The band, formed in 2002, has released three full-length albums, of which the latest is Always the Hard Way from the year 2006. A piquant additive to the formula, showing what Terror thinks of the most purist metalcore, is to have hip hop artists feature on the album.

Terror has been touring with such names as Madball, Biohazard and Sick of It All, sometimes stimulating themselves and their audience to such inspired moshing that gigs have been suspended in order to restore some kind of order. Before Terror's performance at Ilosaarirock, the band has been touring the planet at an astonishing rate. No hope, then, of catching these fellows unawares: Terror's experience is iron-hard and Scott Vogel's vogelisms rain on the audience thick and fast as ever.

THY WILL BE DONE

“Thy Will Be Done” are a US Metal Band. In 2007 they finished recording with Zeuss (Shadows Fall, Hatebreed) who produced, engineered and mixed their upcoming debut “Was and Is to Come” with Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed as executive producer. The album displays a strong and distinct mix of their influences.


Their name, THY WILL BE DONE, is a perfect fit for this unique group from Providence, RI. It compliments both their explosive musical drive and the message they bring as a reaction to the “second-rate” commercial bands that use their stature and gimmicks to sell their senseless negativity and hopeless, nihilistic world views.

MADBALL

Freddy Cricien - Vocals

Matt Henderson - Guitars/Vocals

Hoya - Bass

John Lafatta- Drums

In-your-face n' off-the-streets: that's MADBALL. Spend some time 'round them and you'll know what makes this four-man wrecking ball tick. Freddy, Matt, Hoya and John: four distinct personalities who have honed their rage to a sound synonymous with the word Hardcore. Now, MADBALL step up the chemistry of their game up with this blur of belligerence, LOOK MY WAY.

EMMURE

Emmure is an American deathcore band from New Fairfield, Connecticut, formed in 2003. The founding members, Ben and Joe Lionetti met Frank Palmeri and Jesse Ketive on the internet and began rehearsals together. Mark Davis joined when the original bass player had to leave for work-related reasons.Some of the members are from Queens, New York. To date they have released four albums, The Complete Guide to Needlework, Goodbye to the Gallows, The Respect Issue, and Felony.

HATEBREED

Hatebreed is a Grammy Award-nominated hardcore band from Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut. The band was founded in November 1994 by Jamey Jasta, Dave Russo, Larry Dwyer, and Chris Beattie. The current lineup is Jamey Jasta (lead vocals), Frank "III Gun" Novinec (guitar), Chris Beattie (bass guitar), Wayne Lozinak (lead guitar), and Matt Byrne (drums). Hatebreed's sound can be classified as metallic hardcore-era metalcore, taking influences from death metal and groove metal. Their sound also has influenced modern metalcore bands.

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

The Devil Wears Prada is an American metalcore band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2005. They are currently signed to Ferret Music. The band derives its name from an anti-materialistic mindset as stated by vocalist Mike Hranica, instead of directly refering to the novel with the same title. To date the band has released three full-length albums one DVD and four music videos.

BRING ME THE HORIZON

Bring Me the Horizon are a British metalcore band from Sheffield, Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They played a style of music that fuses death metal and metalcore, known as deathcore on their first album — but they have taken on a more eclectic style with their latest album.

WAKING THE CADAVER

Waking the Cadaver calls their brand of slam death metal "Slamming Gore Groove." Formerly known as Death To Honor. Waking the Cadaver consists of ex-members of Death to Honor and HadThisDayNotBeenShore Points is not the town they're from but the area of the state they are from. The central-southern Atlantic coast of New Jersey (Sandy Hook down to Cape May).From left to right: Dennis Morgan (Drums), Steve Vermilyea (Bass), Mike Mayo (Guitar), Alex Castrillon (Guitar) and Don Campan (Vocals)

BLASAHEMER

Blasphemer - On the Inexistence of God
Paolo "Munnezz" Maniezzo - GutturalsSimone Brigo - Guitar, Dead VocalsMarco Hasmann - Guitar, ScreamsClod "The Ripper" DeRosa - Bass, Pig VocalsAlexHammer Solaro - Drums

EMBRYONIC DEPRAVITY

UK's Embryonic Depravity and Japan's Gorevent join forces to split your skull with brutal Death Metal. This split album was released by Sevared Records and offers 4 tracks of each band. Embryonic Depravity start with kinda short-waved songs that totally live up to the name Death Metal: determined, brutal and willing to sacrifice everything for your listening pleasure. The band has surely lots of potential and the guys know how to satisfy the desires of their fans. Gorevent is also brutal as fuck, but their songs have more variations like well-placed slamming parts or extensive use of the double bass drum. If you take a look at the brutality, both bands are completely over the top, but it seems like Gorevent are influenced by Devourment or Cephalotripsy while Embryonic Depravity are inspired by Defeated Sanity and Interneral Suffering. So expect an extreme Death Metal massacre anyways. Unfortunately both productions sound like average demo recordings. What a pity! If the bands had a better recording quality this split CD would be even more furious. The result is a release that's rooted deep in the underground with two interesting acts that definitely show their potential. Which one's the better act might depend on your mood or personal taste, but they're both worth to check them out.

CARNAL DECAY

Formed in April 2004, Scar Symmetry came together during the band Altered Aeon's recording session at Jonas Kjellgren's Black Lounge Studios by guitarists Jonas Kjellgren, Per Nilsson and drummer Henrik Ohlsson. That same month, vocalist Christian Älvestam and bassist Kenneth Seil came into the picture and the band recorded a demo for the song "Seeds of Rebellion" which helped the band get a recording contract with Cold Records (a subsidiary of Metal Blade Records).

Band members:
Roberth Karlsson – vocals (2008–present)
Lars Palmqvist – vocals (2008–present)
Jonas Kjellgren − guitar (2004–present)
Per Nilsson − guitar (2004–present)
Kenneth Seil − bass (2004–present)
Henrik Ohlsson − drums (2004–present)

♠sick girl bassist♠

SLIPKNOT

Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 1995. Slipknot consists of nine members, the current band members are Sid Wilson, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn Crahan, Mick Thomson, and Corey Taylor. Each member of the band wears a unique mask.

.spreading MAGGOT at a time.

WHITE CHAPEL

The White Octave was a rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They released two full-length albums and appeared on several compilations before finally breaking up. The founding member, Steve Pedersen (formerly of Slowdown Virginia/Cursive) went back to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska to form the band Criteria. Robert Biggers and Finn Cohen went on to form The Nein.









::one of the best deathcore bands::

♠Insidious Decrepancy♠

Insidious Decrepancy is technical brutal death metal from Houston, Texas. Formed in the year 2000 at the hands of one Shawn Whitaker, the project is a fiercely captivating display of pure evil death metal.



ANGEL W/out WINGS

UNWANTED SUPERHEROES

Unwanted Superheroes (also known as USH) was a five-piece Post hardcore band out of Pembroke Pines, Florida. Formed in 2002, Unwanted Superheroes shot up the South Florida music scene in only a flash. Rising up from out of nowhere in the small town of Pembroke Pines, Florida, they went on to share the stage with bands such as Thursday, Coheed and Cambria, Emery, 18 Visions, A Static Lullaby, Brazil, The Beautiful Mistake, Misery Signals, Secret Lives of the Freemasons, Hawthorne Heights, The Fully Down, Rise Against, Alexisonfire, Silverstein, This Day And Age, Remembering Never, The Panic Division,Hopesfall, Burns Out Bright, codeseven, Anatomy of a Ghost, LoveHateHero, The AKA's, The Black Maria, Rory, and Madison.

SUICIDE SILENCE

Suicide Silence started in late 2002 as a side project for its members who were all involved in other local bands at the time. Things didn’t get serious, however, until 2004, when the current lineup was solidified. “Early on we were slower and sludgier,” explains drummer Josh Goddard, “but through a few member changes the sound became more powerful and energetic.” This mix of musicians brought together their influences—death metal, grindcore, black metal, hardcore, doom—and combined them into songs that are complex without being mystifying, and savagely fast and explosive without becoming a featureless blur.

Their debut 5-song EP for Third Degree Records is a brutal testament to the sort of damage Suicide Silence is capable of inflicting. Though definitely rooted in what Goddard calls a “fast-paced death metal style,” it defies that genre’s sometimes predictable conventions, striving instead for something more unique. The songs are dynamic and crushing, shifting effortlessly from insane grind chaos into total molten sludge, with plenty of dynamic twists and turns along the way. Vocalist Mitch Lucker screams, growls and grunts over an ungodly guitar assault, while the band’s surgically precise rhythm section handles the disorienting time signatures and snail-paced grooves with equal efficiency.

GORTUARY

Gortuary is a brutal death metal band from San Diego, United States. They formed in early 2006 by Oscar Padilla (Vocals), Andres Guzman (Guitar), Glenn Davis (Guitar), Jae Vizcaya (Bass) and Josh Mauney (Drums). After awhile of practicing and writing music they started to play shows later that year. They self-released a demo called Manic Thoughts of Perverse Mutilation and got intrest from labels. This lead to a signing to Sevared Records , in 2007 to release their debut full-length album Manic Thoughts of Perverse Mutilation in 2008.

HOUSE VS. HURRICANE

Hailing from Melbourne, House Vs. Hurricane are fast making a name for themselves. The band formed as six guys who all come from a variety of different musical influences (everything from August Burns Red, Poison the Well, Alexisonfire, Circa Survive to Herbie Hancock, Saves The Day, Bjork) with a desire to create something fresh and different in the heavy music scene. The result has caused quite a stir in the underground with a style of music that fuses ambiance, hardcore, rock, melody, experimental and electronica, to create a sound that could be best described as progressive post-hardcore.

The band recently went into the studio to lay down a brand new demo for the band's upcoming EP. The resulting track, 'Comforting Our Thoughts In A Continuous Blue', showcases what the band is becoming known for - progressive post-hardcore with a twist of something truly unique. With writing nearly complete and pre-production to be done in the coming weeks, the band looks set to record their much anticipated EP early 2008 (with some of the tracks finding themselves on set lists for shows in the coming months). As House Vs. Hurricane continue to build their name, sound and live experience - watch out as they set out in storm to tear things apart.

DEVOURMENT

2002 in New Mexico; L - R Kevin Clark, Robert Moore, Ruben Rosas, Joseph Fontenot, Jeremy Peterson

In 1995, upon the demise of local Dallas based death metal band Necrocide, drummer Brad Fincher and guitarist Braxton Henry (Both of Necrocide) along with former me-at-us vocalist Wayne Knupp set out to push the boundaries of what brutal death Metal was all about.

Wayne decided to move back to his hometown of Chicago, Brad moved to San Antonio, TX to get his education. Months later both Wayne and Brad moved back to the Dallas area and decided it was time to form what would become the most abhorrent form of musical abomination to ever exist in the history of underground death metal. However, Braxton Henry had in the meantime already formed a band known as DeadIndustry. Luckily Wayne knew a guy whom he called "The sickest guitarist ever" named Brain who he used to actually play with a few years before. What Brain was playing was a style that was uncompromising compared to a lot of other guitarists in the genre. His intensity was unmatched, period. So after finally contacting him, Brain was introduced to the band whom musically, he clicked with instantaneously.

Soon the trio put out a 2-song promo, which featured "Shroud Of Encryption" and "Festering Vomitous Mass". Several months later with the additions of then guitarist of Sintury Kevin Clark, and underground artist Mike Majewski, Devourment recorded one more song, Choking On Bile, which would be added to the 2-song promo resulting in the 1997 demo released by Corpsegristle Records that gained such a tremendous fan base. The demo would be entitled Impaled. With this line-up Devourment were a complete outfit. Or so they thought.

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