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Spineshank
Spineshank was an American metal band from Los Angeles. The band has released four studio albums: '' Strictly Diesel'' (1998), ''The Height of Callousness'' (2000), ''Self-Destructive Pattern'' (2003), and ''Anger Denial Acceptance'' (2012). History Formation, Roadrunner Records years (1996–2003) Formed in February 1996, Spineshank was assembled from the remains of a previous musical endeavor called "Basic Enigma". That band included future Spineshank members in vocalist Jonny Santos, guitarist Mike Sarkisyan and drummer Tom Decker. Upon hearing Fear Factory's 1995 release '' Demanufacture'', a new bassist in Robert Garcia was recruited, and with a refined musical style, Spineshank was formed. They have cited Fear Factory as a major influence. The band soon befriended Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares, and after hearing their demo tape he offered to have them open a show for Fear Factory at a concert held at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles. This led to other coveted openi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Diesel
''Strictly Diesel'' is the debut album by the American industrial metal band Spineshank. It was released on September 22, 1998 by Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records is an American record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock bands. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. History The label was launched in 1980 in t ..., it sold 75,000 units in the U.S. Track listing Personnel * Jonny Santos – vocals * Mike Sarkisyan – guitar, sitar, co-producer * Robert Garcia – bass, backing vocals * Tommy Decker – drums, electronics, backing vocals, co-producer * Josh Abraham - programming, loops, electronics * Amir Derakh - synth guitar on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" * Chris Thompson - extra guitar on "Stain (Start the Machine)" * Burton C. Bell - guest vocal on "Stain (Start the Machine)" Chart positions Album References 1998 debut albums Spineshank albums Roadrunner Records albums Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Height Of Callousness
''The Height of Callousness'' is the second album by the American industrial metal band Spineshank. It was released on October 10, 2000 by Roadrunner Records. The title is taken from a phrase in '' A Clockwork Orange''. Reception Allmusic gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5 but praised the band's energy, saying that "The Height of Callousness is a super-charged silver bullet of 11 aggressive tracks that will get your blood flowing as if you're engaged in a stock car race gone haywire." ''CMJ'' described the album as: "Machine-charged cybercore with computerized samples aligning the band with the likes of Fear Factory and Rammstein". The album has sold over 150,000 units. Track listing Note: On the American version of the digipak release, track 15 was changed from "The Height of Callousness" (Fist Fuck Integrity mix) to "Asthmatic" (Punctured Lung mix). Personnel ;Spineshank * Jonny Santos – vocals * Mike Sarkisyan – guitar, co-producer * Robert Garcia – bass, backing vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Civilian
Silent Civilian is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band originating from Los Angeles, California. Following his departure from nu metal band Spineshank in 2004, frontman Jonny Santos felt he wanted to move in a different direction musically and start from scratch. Silent Civilian was thus formed and the band faced trouble from the start after experiencing several line-up changes and departing from their original record label Corporate Punishment Records. The band signed with Mediaskare Records and released their debut record, ''Rebirth of the Temple'', in 2006. Receiving generally positive reviews, the album has sold more than 25,000 copies since its release in the United States. Their line-up consists of Santos (vocals and guitar), Matt Bredemeier (guitar) and Robbie Young (bass) and Alex Morgan (drums) Silent Civilian released their second album, ''Ghost Stories (Silent Civilian album), Ghost Stories'', on in 2010. The band has plans to release a third studio album. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self-Destructive Pattern
''Self-Destructive Pattern'' is the third album by the American industrial metal band Spineshank. It was released on September 9, 2003 by Roadrunner Records. The single "Smothered" was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Metal Performance (2004). Track listing All lyrics by Tommy Decker and Jonny Santos. All music by Tommy Decker and Mike Sarkisyan. # "Violent Mood Swings" – 3:29 # "Slavery" – 2:55 # "Smothered" – 3:07 # "Consumed (Obsessive Compulsive)" – 3:06 # "Beginning of the End" – 3:32 # "Forgotten" – 3:19 # "Self-Destructive Pattern" – 3:16 # "Tear Me Down" – 3:42 # "Stillborn" – 4:15 # "Falls Apart" – 2:56 # "Fallback" – 3:15 # "Dead to Me" – 3:36 B-sides * "Infected" – 4:15 (bonus track for Japanese edition) * "On Deaf Ears" – 3:37 (appears on Roadrunner Roadrage 2003 sampler) * "Don't Look Back" – 3:37 (appears on studio recording video in low quality) Personnel Musicians * Jonny Santos – vocals * Mike Sarkisyan – guitar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smothered (song)
"Smothered" is a single by American industrial metal band Spineshank. It was only released in the United States in CD format. The music video features the band performing in a room while they are filmed by numerous hidden cameras, which they find and destroy. The song was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards, but lost to Metallica's " St. Anger." Track listing ;Card sleeve single ;Maxi single Personnel *Jonny Santos – lead vocals *Mike Sarkisyan – guitar *Robert Garcia – bass, backing vocals *Tommy Decker – drums, electronics References External linksOfficial Music Videoon YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ... 2003 singles Spineshank songs 2003 songs Song recordings produced by Garth Richardson Roadrunner Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilgore (Smudge)
Kilgore is an American heavy metal band formed in Providence, Rhode Island in 1991. The band is named after the character Kilgore Trout in the Kurt Vonnegut classic ''Breakfast of Champions''. Through a number of band name and line-up changes, Kilgore released two albums, ''Blue Collar Solitude'' (1995) and ''A Search for Reason'' (1998). The band landed a slot on the 1998 Ozzfest. They followed with a 1998 national tour with Slayer and Fear Factory and a 1998 European tour with Fear Factory and Spineshank. History The band started in 1991 at Rhode Island Catholic high school La Salle Academy in Providence. Once or twice a semester, the bands would gather for concerts attended by most of the student body. This allowed many of the musicians their first concert opportunities. Outside of the school, the band began to work on original music influenced by Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Metallica and Faith No More. The band was composed of songwriter Brian McKenzie (guitar), Bill Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fear Factory
Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1989. Throughout the band's career, they have released ten full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of sounds, all in their main style of industrial metal. Over the years, Fear Factory has seen frequent changes in its lineup, with lead vocalist Burton C. Bell being the only consistent member for 31 years until his departure in 2020. Other than guitarist Dino Cazares, there are no original members left in its current lineup. The band went on hold in March 2002 following some internal disputes, but resumed activity a year later without founding member Cazares. Previous bassist Christian Olde Wolbers replaced him as the new guitarist, and bassist Byron Stroud joined the band. In April 2009, a new lineup was announced. Cazares returned as guitarist, and Gene Hoglan as drummer. Bell and Stroud reprised their respective roles, and this lineup recorded the band's seventh studio album titled '' Mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Metal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality performances in the heavy metal music genre. The Grammy Awards is an annual ceremony, where honors in several categories are presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". The ceremony was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. The Recording Academy recognized heavy metal music artists for the first time at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards (1989). The category was originally presented as Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental, combining two of the most popular music genres of the 1980s. Jethro Tull won that award for the album ''Crest of a Knave'', beating Metallica, which were expected to win with the album '' ...And Justice f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snot (band)
Snot is an American nu metal band from Santa Barbara, California. Formed in 1995, the band released their only studio album '' Get Some'' with founding vocalist Lynn Strait in 1997 and disbanded after his death in 1998. In 2008, the lineup of lead guitarist Mikey Doling, bassist John Fahnestock, drummer Jamie Miller and rhythm guitarist Sonny Mayo reunited. In 2009, a new band, Tons, was formed, with Brandon Espinoza as vocalist. As of February 2014, Snot has reformed again. History Formation, ''Get Some'' and death of Lynn Strait (1995–1998) The band was formed by singer Lynn Strait, the former bassist of a local punk band, Lethal Dose, and lead guitarist Mikey Doling, formerly of Kronix. After building a strong following with performances in Los Angeles, Snot signed with Geffen Records, and began work on their debut album with producer T-Ray. The album, titled '' Get Some'' was released on May 27, 1997. The band performed on the 1998 Ozzfest tour. On July 9, 1998, Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock bands. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. History The label was launched in 1980 in the Netherlands. Roadrunner's initial business was importing North American metal-band recordings into Europe. In 1986, Roadrunner opened its US headquarters in New York City and later opened offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, Denmark, Russia and Canada. Early successes included albums from King Diamond (the first Roadrunner artist to enter the Billboard Top 200 albums chart) and Annihilator. The label also handled early Metallica releases in the Scandinavian region. The end of the 1980s saw the release of two albums that are now considered classics of their respective genres: Obituary's ''Slowly We Rot'' and Sepultura's ''Beneath the Remains''. The 1990s saw the arrival of acts such as Life of Agony, Machin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sepultura
Sepultura (, "grave")Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 17. is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte. Formed in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera,Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 16. the band was a major force in the groove metal, thrash metal and death metal genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments drawing influence from alternative metal, world music, nu metal, Dimery 2006 pg 782, "''Drawing on Brazilian Latin and tribal music, nu-metal, and Sepultura's own thrash/death style, the results were unique,''" hardcore punk, and industrial metal. Archived aSepultura.be Sepultura has also been credited as one of the second wave of thrash metal acts from the late 1980s to early-to-mid-1990s. The band has had several lineup changes throughout its existence, with Max and Igor Cavalera departing in 1996 and 2006, respectively. Sepultura's current lineup consists of vocalist Derrick Green (who replaced Max in 1997), guitarist Andreas Kisser, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hed PE
Hed PE (also known as (hed) Planet Earth and stylized as (həd) p.e. or as (Hed)pe or (Hed)PE) or (həd) Planetary Evolution, is an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1994, the band is known for its eclectic genre-crossing style, predominately in the fusion of gangsta rap and punk rock it has termed "G-punk", but also for its reggae-fused music. After releasing three albums on Jive Records, Hed PE left the label to record independently. Hed PE was signed with Suburban Noize Records from 2006 until 2010. Since 2014, the band has been signed with Pavement Music. Since 2006, the band has become known for its involvement in the 9/11 Truth movement, referencing it in many of their song lyrics and concerts, as well as the concept of the album ''New World Orphans''. To date, Hed PE has released twelve studio albums, one live album and three compilation albums, and has sold over 700,000 albums worldwide. History Formation and major-label debut (1994†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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