Deftones, from left to right: Abe Cunningham, Fred Sablan, Chino Moreno, Frank Delgado, and Stephen Carpenter. Image from LiveNation. I was probably twelve years old and discovering music on my own when I found the Deftones in 1999. They were featured on the Matrix soundtrack, which I was listening to on CD. The track was … Continue reading On the Deftones
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Falling
Staind, from left to right: Mike Mushok, Jon Wysocki, Aaron Lewis, and Johnny April. Image from MusicRadar. "Not to feel exasperated, or defeated or despondent because your days aren't packed with wise and moral actions. But to get back up when you fail, to celebrate behaving like a human -- however imperfectly -- and fully … Continue reading Falling
Remember the Name
Fort Minor logo, image from Machine Shop Recordings. "There are some people who are so focused on becoming famous or becoming rich. And of course a very small percentage succeed at accomplishing that, and if that's the motivation it would seem to me at least that they wouldn't actually enjoy the process of creating the … Continue reading Remember the Name
Twisted Transistor
Korn's Jonathan Davis and rapper Snoop Dogg on the set of "Twisted Transistor." Photo by John Shearer. "I give my mind the liberty to follow the first wise or foolish idea that presents itself." -Robert Greene "Twisted Transistor" was the lead single from Korn's seventh studio album, See You on the Other Side. Produced by … Continue reading Twisted Transistor
Ten Thousand Fists
The cover of Ten Thousand Fists, by Greg Capullo. "Judgements, value judgments concerning life, for or against, can in the last resort never be true: they possess value only as symptoms, they come into consideration only as symptoms - in themselves such judgements are stupidities." -Nietzsche Ten Thousand Fists is the third studio album by … Continue reading Ten Thousand Fists
Helix
Photo by Line 6. I got a Line 6 Helix recently, something I swore I would never do. It's lighter, cheaper and far less maintenance than a tube amp, so of course I would. If I were a touring musician, I'd probably get the Rack version. The generations of musicians that are just finding their … Continue reading Helix
Chapter V
"Promotion is not how things are made great – only how they're heard about." -Ryan Holiday Another act to depart from the sinking nu-metal ship in the noughts was Staind. In August of 2005, they released Chapter V through Flip and Atlantic Records. Like 2001's Break the Cycle and 2003's 14 Shades of Grey, it … Continue reading Chapter V
Only
"Man is nothing else but what he purposes, he exists only in so far as he realises himself, he is therefore nothing else but the sum of his actions, nothing else but what his life is." -Jean Paul Sartre In July of 2005, Nine Inch Nails released "Only" as the second single from With Teeth. … Continue reading Only
Stricken
"All this hurrying from place to place won't bring you any relief, for you're traveling in the company of your own emotions, followed by your troubles all the way." -Seneca "Stricken" was the second single from Disturbed's third album, 2005's Ten Thousand Fists. One of their most commercially successful singles, it was certified 3x platinum … Continue reading Stricken
Guarded
"It's time you realised that you have something in you more powerful and miraculous than the things that affect you and make you dance like a puppet." -Marcus Aurelius "Guarded" was a promotional single from Disturbed's third album, Ten Thousand Fists. More of a teaser than a proper single, it was released on 28 June … Continue reading Guarded
Lawrence Deveney 