Throwback album of the week? Another post 2000 one, but still a good one:
Wisconsin Death Trip by Static-X
... I know. But no matter how much all these whiny-ass cock smears that fall under the 'numetal' flag suck; this is not a band that is one of them. I personally think they just got lumped in there with the rest of them because they're loud and metal-ish and pretty much any post-1998 metal got called that by MTV under the weight of pop music's horrible return from the grave.
In the end though, their career got sucked under by that label and they diverged pretty far from the album that established them (and IMO, seperated them out from the rest). I guess it didn't turn out too badly for them; many members of the band branched out into producing clothing lines, branding, etc (what is basically becoming cliche for musicians). I'm not sure whether their success-by-following-the-will-of-the-diluted-masses has made them happy or not; nor am I up on the current status of the band.
but...
What I do know is that Wisonsin Deathtrip is loud, crunchy, and often times completely manic. I found it to be very creative compared to their contemporaries -- instead of bitching about being spanked by daddy when they were a kid, they had gems about living transiently without any place to call home ("Isolation" -- one of my faves), drugs ("Sweat of the Bud"), and who knows what ("Loser" -- a really crazy and awesome tune). Be sure to check out "This is not," "Bled for days," and "Love dump" as well before passing judgement on this one.
Cheerio.
Wisconsin Death Trip by Static-X
... I know. But no matter how much all these whiny-ass cock smears that fall under the 'numetal' flag suck; this is not a band that is one of them. I personally think they just got lumped in there with the rest of them because they're loud and metal-ish and pretty much any post-1998 metal got called that by MTV under the weight of pop music's horrible return from the grave.
In the end though, their career got sucked under by that label and they diverged pretty far from the album that established them (and IMO, seperated them out from the rest). I guess it didn't turn out too badly for them; many members of the band branched out into producing clothing lines, branding, etc (what is basically becoming cliche for musicians). I'm not sure whether their success-by-following-the-will-of-the-diluted-masses has made them happy or not; nor am I up on the current status of the band.
but...
What I do know is that Wisonsin Deathtrip is loud, crunchy, and often times completely manic. I found it to be very creative compared to their contemporaries -- instead of bitching about being spanked by daddy when they were a kid, they had gems about living transiently without any place to call home ("Isolation" -- one of my faves), drugs ("Sweat of the Bud"), and who knows what ("Loser" -- a really crazy and awesome tune). Be sure to check out "This is not," "Bled for days," and "Love dump" as well before passing judgement on this one.
Cheerio.