There’s nothing wrong with modern metal that a little dose of raw wouldn’t fix. Modern metal/hardcore/metalcore/whatever is some of the most homogenized and sanitized music ever created. Digital recording techniques have literally sucked the life right out of hard rock music and, frankly, I’d rather listen to Garth Brooks than anything released in the last 5 years.
(in case anyone forgot what real music sounds like, and where all the bands YOU like got their sound…)
Josh
A Vote for Jagged Spiral is a vote for an Alpine Stereo System for Colin’s Truck! Honestly, the man has a portable CD player connected via a cassette-tape-adapter-thingy! What’s that? You haven’t heard of cassette tape? Let’s just say, he could use a new EX-10 car music system from Alpine.
Fortunately, Alpine has agreed to give Colin a brand-spanking-new EX-10! FOR FREE! Well, not exactly free, he just needs you to click on this link:
The link will take you to Alpine’s website showcasing their new gear, then cast your vote for either of your favorite Jagged Spiral songs: “Let It Out” or “Not Enough Bullets”. Hey, vote for both! Come back and vote every day until the end of May! If Jagged Spiral is in the top 5, BAM! Colin has a new car stereo, and our weekly trips to Chipole can be uninterrupted by CD disk changes!
Yours Darkly,
You know, as much as I hate the emo/screamo thing…“Girls Not Grey” is still a pretty killer track.
And Adam Carson remains a pretty big drumming influence.
Josh
It's worth noting how much better nearly any randomly selected In Flames track is from the combined output of nearly every “metalcore” band since, oh, 2002 or so
Josh
Conrad: So, Ill-Gotten won the Battle of the Bands.
Josh: Which one was Ill-Gotten?
Colin: Exactly.
Not Jagged Spiral.
The win was handed to a band called Ill-Gotten
I can’t say I’m surprised or disappointed. Although I don’t care for Ill-Gotten’s genre of Hardcore music, they were as professional, tight, talented and energetic as any other band at the event…
…but they did have more fans.
Nothing against the production company, but when all other factors are balanced out, the Battle of the Bands turns from a Talent Contest into a Popularity Contest, and that’s something Jagged Spiral simply can’t win. At least, not at this early stage of our musical career. Let’s be honest, the people who came to see us play were friends and family, not fans.
Looking on the bright side, we got one more live show notch in our bullet-belt, and we got to play out to a crowded house of people on a weekend, and Colin was in bed by a reasonable hour. Jam Solid Productions has us on their list to contact for future promotions. We got some video that we can review and use to critique our live performance. (Unfortunately, nothing useful enough to post to the web due to technical difficulties…) We also met up with a local band called S.B.I. who enjoyed hearing us and they seem like a good group for us to gig with in the near future.
Yours Darkly,
