Nu-metal

Adrenaline Mob – We the People Review

By Steel Druhm on May 30, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Century Media, Groove Metal, Nu-metal, Reviews, Groove Metal, Nu Metal, 94 comments

“We the People, in order to form a more perfect union, certainly never planned for Sir Russell Allen to continue his New York/New Jersey nu-metal groove project Adrenaline Mob this long. In fact, with this third album inbound, things are bordering on a violation of listeners’ basic rights and freedoms. I’ve covered their previous outings of throwback hard rock and nu-metal, yet I remain at a loss why Mr. Allen is so enamored with this numb-skull style of pablum made infamous by Disturbed, Godsmack and Nickelback.” Careers in waste management.

Angry White Elephant – Vs. The Wooden Cobra Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on April 14, 2017 in 2017, German Metal, Nu-metal, Reviews, Woodhouse Records, Nu Metal, 61 comments

“Being a grown adult capable of reading books written for adults instead of fawning over ones written for preteens, it pains me to reference Harry Potter but here goes: remember when Jelly Belly made those Harry Potter jelly beans with gross flavors? Vomit, snot, and things like that were inexplicably put into candy form, and of course I ate every bad flavor; sometimes subjecting yourself to gross and tasteless things is thrilling and enticing. Which brings us to Angry White Elephant’s debut vs. The Wooden Cobra…” Always bet on Cobra.

Of the Sun – Before a Human Path Review

By Saunders on April 12, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Groove Metal, Nu-metal, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Southern Metal, Unsigned Bands, Groove Metal, Mathcore, Nu Metal, Progressive Metal, 16 comments

“Self-proclaiming their music as ‘southern progressive metal’ sounds interesting on paper, bringing up imaginative scenarios, such as combining a dose of burly Down-styled metal with the adventure and bombast of prog. A number of similar scenarios whipped through my brain before settling in to jam Before a Human Path.” When prog-metal goes south.

Invidia – As the Sun Sleeps Review

By GardensTale on April 3, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Nu-metal, Reviews, SPV Records, Metalcore, Nu Metal, 97 comments

“We all did dumb stuff when we were 14. We overate on candy without remembering how much we puked last time, we lost teeth to concrete trying to nail the stupidest stunts, and we tried and failed horribly at being cool enough for that one girl that kick-started our hormone production the summer before. One of the (un)cool things we did was listen to what passed as edgy at the time, and considering this would be 2003 for me, that would be Mudvayne and Static-X. Now I have a brand new nu-metal promo by Invidia, a supergroup featuring members from Skinlab, Five Finger Death Punch and In This Moment, colliding all of the above with such heroes as Godsmack, a manure-filled dump truck and a frat house full of drunk jocks.” Ah, to never be young again.