Raging Rob Interview

1. For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

ROB: The band was founded in Beijing China in 2005 under the name 'Raging Mob'. Besides me, the founding members were 3 Chinese and one US musician who loves to play Thrash Metal. For me the first aim was to keep fit for a 90 Minutes Assassin Gig and since I lived in China I needed somehow rehearsal and that's why I took part at the first place. Soon the band developed own material and regular had live performances within the Beijing area. 2007 & 2008 Raging Mob took part at the famoes Chinese Midi Festival in the Haidian Park. Within Beijing the band gained a great hardcore thrashing headbanging following and the name Raging Mob was a name people have heard off.

2.In 2008 you had released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?

ROB: Yes in 2008 the band finally released on the Chinese Metal Label 'Mort Productions' the debut album simply called 'Raging Mob'. It contained 7 self written songs and two live covers from Assassin. The music itself were mostly written by the guitar players David Hemmer (Rage, Slave to a lie, Residuals were all old school riffs & ideas David had for a long time from the 80s) and Meng Wang (Manifesto, Blessing of the mob, Destroy Hate, Promisebreaker). I kinda fixed most of the songs together and wrote the vocal lines & the lyrics mostly and the outcome was this album. I would call it 'Thrash Power Metal' to give people ideas what it is. We played many shows and Heavy Metal fans, Thrashers and even Death Metal fans liked us and (I love this word....lol) said that 'Raging Mob' is TRUE.

3.There has not been any newer material in 6 years, can you tell us a little bit more about what has been going on during that time?

ROB: Well after the album was released we soon had frequently line up changes which in the end made it difficult for the band. The bass player Liu Ke for example went for one year overseas to study and in the meantime another bass player Jia Ke joined along with a replacement for Wang Meng who also left the band. Raging Mob played in most big Metal locations like 13 Club, Mao Livehouse including supporting the German thrash legends Destructions (my personal old friends), Starlife, Yugongyishan, etc. Raging Mob took part at the Wacken Metal Battle China and in 2009 I received the honor 'Best Metal vocalist in China' and 2010 Raging Mob (with another line up) won 'Best Metal Band in China'. In 2011 after being 17 years living in Beijing China, because of private reasons I moved back to my home country Germany and Raging Mob kinda disappeared. In Germany I had my first band Assassin which I was one of the founding members in 1985 and then in early 2014 I decided leave Assassin as the atmosphere how to make song writing went to rock button and right away I wanted to make a new band which makes 80s old school Thrash and includes old Assassin and Raging Mob songs in the live set. As in Beijing lot's of friends already called me 'Raging Rob' the band decided to take 'Raging Rob' as the band name.

4. According to the Metal Archives page, the band is currently on hold, can you tell us a little bit more about it?

ROB: I just explained how now 'Raging Rob' came into being, I heard little from the Chinese lads who still had the one or other gig under 'Raging Mob' with another vocalist and the sound totally changed into you don't wanna know...

5. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

ROB: I am very proud & happy of my lyrics on the Raging Mob album. First Manifesto is one of my favorite lyrics of all lyrics I wrote ever. It's talking about being free minded: 'Born free to live my live, may all my dreams come true, my own free will does rule my life, and I don't need ur view ! Fuck u!' is the chorus and explains everything. 'Promisebreaker' is actually an inspiration to break a promise in case if a made promise includes fanatic religion people being over others or hurting others.... 'Slave to a lie' (David named the song and helped to write the lyrics) is how to be slave of drugs & alcohol in case u can't stop. 'Destroy Hate', that title says everything (No tears for the murderer, facists, betrayer, rapist, etc).

6. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Raging Mob'?

ROB: Raging Mob was actually an Assassin song on the third album 'The Club'. The name we thought is really cool and the song too which along with Bushwhackers were the Assassin songs we played with Raging Mob. The cover artwork was made by my great friend and manager of the band Yu Yang (Chinese Panda's ready for action in 80s hooligan style).

7.  What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

ROB: Well we had couple highlights: the opening for Destruction in Mao Livehouse. Kou's birthday party (Famoes musician who always organized a big show in Starlife with the best Metal bands in town), 13 Club Gigs as it was homegame in the university area and many friends came, plus the Wacken Metal Battle events. Our drummer Soldier always had from his drum school an own fanclub (just like me cause my football friends came alot) and Soldier made a crazy show. The bass player Liu Ke also did very great headbanging and still playing the correct tunes. The lead guitarist Wang Meng and his follow up like a Heavy Metal solo guitar player show, while me & Dave (the two 80s old school foreigners) run from one place to another during the whole show.

8.  The album was self released over the years has there been any label interest?

ROB: No, we had the biggest record label in China 'Mort Productions' who released the album only in China. We just did not get much out of it (label & band) as it was always underground stuff. Also funny story: in order to get an official Chinese release the lyrics had to pass the censor who of course I extra made a special kinda sheet so to make sure it all passed (in reality I did not change a bid and in the inner sleeve are the real lyrics which the censor never saw...lol... For example: 'Counting the days of the system to break down, we are ready for a new society' the censor got to read 'Counting the days of the party to go down, we are ready for a big party'....lol

9.  On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of thrash metal?

ROB: Besides ur review of the album I probably just saw two other reviews in small magazine or website magazine. When I went to play with Assassin 2010 to Japan in the famoes Rock Stakk shop of our metal brother Mikitoshi I found 10 CDs send from Mort Productions Export. In Europe or anywhere else I did not see or hear anything of our album at all.

10.  The band is based in China, how would you describe the metal scene in that country?

ROB: Well it better to say: Raging Mob between 2005 to 2011 was based in China, describe the metal scene during that time. OK ?. Well it is hardcore more difficult then in the western countries. A lot of gigs bands get nothing, bring their whole equipment and just be allowed to play 3 or 4 songs and then already it's time for the next band. Often no changing rooms, often no stage water (which u need to smuggle into the location...lol) and in the Metal Media (the biggest is Painkiller Mag) local bands get very little attention rather standart semi good foreign bands from Europe or US get much bigger attention. Next to Raging Mob the famoes band was Suffocated and 2 others which I now already forgot their name. Shame on me !

11What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

ROB: Slayer, Metallica, Exodus, Motorhead we all loved and listened to and influenced us how to make music. Liu Ke had also some Punk influence and Soldier (who really came from the Chinese military) had marching soldier songs as influence...lol

12 What are some of your non musical interests?

ROB: Well here I speak for me: I always had 2 big passions: besides metal I am totally into football. In Beijing I ran a football league as full time job and I had my own team called 'Fortuna Beijing' where the name comes from my favorite German team 'Fortuna Düsseldorf'. Since 2012 I am official Soul City Ultras member of my club.

13  Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

ROB: As you made this interview just with the knowledge of having only Raging Mob in China (u did not know that I continue the band as Raging Rob in Germany) please add the following:

A. The reason why I left Assassin in 2014:

It wasn't for any personal reason, it was how the band was run and the atmosphere which resulted from it. Unlike former experience all new songs had no more band input rather each musician was doing his thing. After the guitar finished a song, it went to the bass, then drums and then to me the vocalist last ready. Before the song writing was done together and each musician could input ideas to the other musicians and vice versa. Then when I wanted to check out a new text with two different vocal lines the band rejected to play together, I rather should do all vocals decisions by myself and if needed rehearse alone in the rehearsal room. I objected that and want a band to play with as I am no good damn studio musician. So the whole fun and meaning to play with a band together was not given there anymore, so I left with a disappointing and sad feeling. Just very few weeks later Assassin already had a replacement vocalist and I knew that I definitely wanted to continue the old way school of Thrash Metal and needed a band.

B. The idea to form what kind of band after Assassin:

As almost 30 years with Assassin I surely knew that I still will play the Assassin songs and in addition also include some of the powerful Raging Mob songs. So the name 'Raging Mob' which was left behind in China would not have been the right one, but then the metal lads in Beijing ofter called me 'Raging Rob' I liked the idea that would a cool and just the right band name to pick and that what happened.

C. RAGING ROB with it's line up stands:

Several people were checked out and in the end a top line up emerged between April and May 2014. Assassin's old school original drummer Frank Nellen (who else?), Warrant's lead guitar player Dirk Preylowski (an old friend from the early thrashing days in the 80s and top guitar player), Maik Jansen (rhythm guitar) and Rudi Görg (bass) (both ex-Human bastard, a hard'n'tough Metal band where Dirk also participated) made the final line up along with me for Raging Rob. It's very fun to play with them and the band is very eager to do well.

Last not least I want to thank you  and greet you and all the headbanging maniacs who read this interview. Information you can find under following links:

https://www.facebook.com/ragingrob1

http://robertgonnella.wix.com/ragingrob

CHEERS & HAIL ALL THRASHERS AROUND THE GLOBE !

Megasonic/Intense/Mausoleum Records/2014 CD Review

  Megasonic  are  a  band  from  Belgium  that  plays  a  mixture  of  hard  rock  and  heavy metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  album "Intense"  which  will  be  released  in  October  by  Mausoleum  Records.

  Thunder  sounds  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  symphonic  elements  and  a  few  seconds  later  melodic  leads  and  heavy  riffs  start  to  kick  in  and  after  the  intro  the  music  starts  going  into  more  of  a  80's  style  metal  direction  as  well  as  adding  in  clean  singing  vocals  and  after  awhile  spoken  word  parts  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording.

  Melodic  chants  are  added  into  the  music  briefly  and  they  add  an  evil  feeling  to  the  bands  hard  rock  approach  to  metal  and  the  band  also  brings  in  a  good  amount  of  modern  progressive  metal  elements  into  the  music  as  well  as  making  every  song  sound  different  from  each  other  and  halfway  through  the  album  the band  starts  bringing  in  power  ballads.    

  As  the  album  progresses  the  music  starts  bringing  back  the  symphonic  sounds  of  the  intro  and  mixes  it  in  with  their  melodic  song  structures  and  the  band  has  a  musical  style  that  would  of  been  a  perfect  fit  for  radio  stations  in  the  80's  while  the  production  is  more  up  to  date  with  the  modern  times  and  towards  the  end  of  the  recording  you  can  hear  elements  of  blues  rock  being  added  into  the  bands  musical  style..

  Megasonic  combine  a  variety  of  many  different  types  of  hard  rock  and  metal  together  to  create  an  album  that  has  a  very  melodic  and  old  school  sound  while  also  being  modern  at  the  same  time,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  real  life  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Megasonic  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  hard  rock  and  heavy  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.   RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Demon's  Lust"  "Witches  Brew"  "Run  For  Cover"  and  "Man  In  The  Moon". 8  out  of  10.      

Elegantly Wasted/The Dog Years/Flaco Music/2013 CD Review

  Elegantly  Wasted  are  a  band  from  Hollywood,  California  that  plays  hard  rock  with  a  touch  of  glam  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their 2013  album  "The  Dog  Years"  which  was  released  by  Flaco  Music.

  Powerful  sounding  bass  starts  off  the  album  before  adding  in  melodic  guitar  riffs  and  vocals  and  you  can  also  hear  elements  of  mainstream  rock  and  glam  metal  in  their  musical  sound  along  with  some  solos  and  leads  and  you  can  also  hear  back  up  shouts  in  their  music  at  times  and  after  awhile  clean  playing  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording.

  There  are  a  decent  amount  of  classic  rock  element s in  the  bands  musical  sound  but  with  more  of  a  modern  day  production  and  after  awhile  spoken  word  parts  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  along  with  a  touch  of  alternative  rock  and  a  good  portion  of  the  bands  music  sounds  like  it  could  of  easily  been  played  on  rock  stations  during  the  70's  and  80's.and  halfway  throughout  the  reocording  the  band  also  brings  in  a  few  power  ballads.

  Elegantly  Wasted  plays  a  very  retro  style  of  70's  style  hard  rock  on  this  recording  and  brings  in  a  glam  metal  edge  to  give  the  music  a  more  upbeat  feeling  as  well  as  making  their  songs  sound  more  modern,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  real  life  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Elegantly  Wasted  are  a  very  great  sounding  hard  rock  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Fire  Away"  "Tattoos  And  Memories"  "Love is  A Killer"  and  "Under  The  Tide".  8  out  of  10.

Mistress Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
Certainly!  Here is the short version.  We are a rock/metal band from Philadelphia that focuses on melodic catchy songwriting and has a female singer.  Here is the long version:
The throwback sound of Mistress is that of old school heavy metal with strong, memorable, dirty riffs and soaring, dynamic vocals. The origin of the band began in 2002 when Mita Khrichenko, guitarist, and Jesse Rucco, drummer, started the group over a bond in women and metal. After going through countless lineup changes over the next few years, Mistress finally found their perfect "frontman" in September of 2009 when Deanna Gardas joined the band. After several local shows throughout the following six months, Mistress began recording their first album. The lineup also included Ralph Beam on bass and Andrey Bogdanov on drums, who was featured on "Brains and Bruises", the end resulting full length. It was released in October of 2011.
Shortly following this, Jesse assumed his prior position at the (drum) throne and Mistress eagerly welcomed a new member: Tom Gilbert.
The recording of the second album "Heavy Mental" began during the summer of 2012. It features Deanna on vocals, Mita on guitars and bass, and Grom, a session drummer from LA on drums. The album was released in April, 2013, with streaming tracks available online as well as a free digital download.

2.So far, you have released 2 albums how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on both of the recordings and also how do they differ from each other?
My goal musically was to combine the instrumentals of a good tight metal band with the vocals of a good radio band.  That is the sound I am hoping to achieve on both records.  The second album has a very talented  drummer playing on it, which really enhanced the overall sound.  The songs are more direct and to the point, and Deanna's vocals (and my music engineering) matured very nicely on this record as well.  The music style is about the same for both albums though.

3.The band has been around since 2002 but waited until 2011 to release their first album, can you tell us a little bit more on the long delay?
This was not a delay that I wanted at all.  It was caused by lazy members of the past!  I auditioned several hundred people over the years for the band.  It is always a very difficult process.  As soon as Deanna joined in 2009, it was time to begin recording immediately.  I still had to wait an entire year for the old drummer to finish his parts.  The bass player and second guitarist were pretty lazy as well, so I ended up recording all guitar and bass parts myself.  This experience is what made me decide to hire a session drummer for the second album.  Everything went much smoother, sounded better and I did not have to wait on anyone!

4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with their music?
We have songs about world conflicts, prostitutes, romances gone wrong, movies and everything in between.  I believe the music comes first.  The lyrics tell some sort of story, but are never the starting point.

5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Mistress'?
I wanted a name that is easy to remember, not too dirty but not totally innocent as well.  One day we were sitting around and made up a story about how our singer at the time was a mail order prostitute from Russia.  The name Mistress naturally came out of that story.

6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?
Every time we play at Club Risque, a local strip club, it is a good time!  We did have three stripper malfunctions in a row.  The first time, we did not know that we could get strippers on stage during our set.   The second time, someone told me that the club changed policies, and strippers were no longer allowed to perform with the bands.  After our set, the guy in charge of the strippers to me that someone told him that I said I did not want strippers.  This was stripper sabotage!  Finally, for our third stripper malfunction, we got a fat and a dried up stripper.  The one on my side was so fat that she could not make it up the pole, despite her best efforts.  I tripped over myself while playing when I first saw this.
As far as our stage performance, we keep things energetic and entertaining.  I often jump off the stage and run around bothering the audience while playing.  One time a couple was sitting at the bar, talking and not paying attention.  I jumped off the stage, onto the bar, and started head banging in a power stance right in the girls face.  She turned her head right into my crotch, got freaked out, and the couple left.  Another time we all stripped to our specially planned underwear for a valentines day show.

7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
We have a couple of local shows coming up in the fall as of this moment.  Please check out any of our websites such as www.mistressband.com for all show information!

8.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?
We have gotten a couple of offers from some small labels, but nothing that made sense for us so far.  We are always looking, and it would be nice to get something that fits!

9.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of metal?
Overall, pretty damn good!  We always run into the occasional elite critic that gets deeply offended that not every song on the album wants to bash your skull in.  Besides that, people seem to like it.

10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
The next album should be similar with some enhancements!  I am making the songs even more to the point with more diverse arrangements.  Deanna's vocals have been steadily improving even more, so I am excited to record her again.  I am taking more chances with the expression in my guitar playing, and am more confident in my musical engineering abilities as well.  All this stuff will hopefully lead to a much livelier and natural sounding recording.  I can tell you that we are NOT heading into the triggered drums, down tuned guitar, and an over produced sound recording!

11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
I was always a big fan of the old Metallica sound, as well as the Randy Rhoads Ozzy years from the metal side.  I also love 90s alternative music.  Bands like Nirvana, STP, Soundgarden, No Doubt, Alice In Chains, Chili Peppers (do they fit in this category?).  People always assume and tell me that I really like Megadeth and Iron Maiden (It is a pretty strange thing to tell someone what they like).  That is actually quite the opposite.  I only heard a couple of Megadeth songs and really did not like them.  I do like some Iron Maiden hits, but I was never a big fan.
I really like Kiko Loureiro.  Last year he released the only instrumental "rock" album that I really enjoy.  After I discovered Kiko, he has been a big influence on my playing from a technical standpoint.  I think he is pretty amazing.
The stuff on my playlist in my car is pretty much what I describe above.  I pick and choose songs that I like, and don't worry too much about who the artist is or what genre it falls into.  I think I might have a Ricky Martin song on there somewhere.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?
I have been practicing Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art, for the last 10 years, and recently I got into photography and videography.  You can see both of these hobbies combined in the latest Mistress video linked bellow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxvb3Yg17zQ&feature=youtu.be
Skiing and eating shrimp is also high up on my list of interests.  Most recently, I have been enjoying crashing drones into corn fields.  I'll just leave it at that.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Thanks again for the interview.  Anyone reading this, don't forget to listen to our music, because that's what it's all about!  That really is my final thought.  There is so much information floating around about bands that has nothing to do with listening to their music.  Twitter updates, photos, some more photos, more twitter updates, blah blah blah.  Yeah, I have a twitter page too, but I never check it.

Manu Armanta/Surpass The Master/Beatdown Hardwear Records/2014 CD Review

  Manu  Armanta  are  a  band  from  the  Netherlands  that  plays  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  form  of  hardcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  album  "Surpass  the  master"  which  will  be  released  in  September  by  Beatdown  Hardwear  Records.

  A  very  distorted  sound  along  with  spoken  word  parts  start  off  the  album  before  the  music  goes  into  more  of  a  brutal  hardcore  musical  direction  along  with  some  fast  riffs,  blast  beats  and  aggressive  vocals  as  well  as  some  back  up  gang  shouts  and  the  band  also  brings  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  You  can  hear  a  lot  of  east  coast  influence  in  the  bands  musical  style  and  the  band  avoids  using  any  solos  and  leads  as  well  as  keeping  all  of  the  songs  short  in  length  and  the  third  and  fourth  track  are  all  silence  while  the  band  returns  back  to  a  more  brutal  musical  direction  on  the  following  tracks  as  well  as  adding  in  the  heaviness  of  extreme  metal  as  well  as  bringing  back  spoken  word  samples  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording.  

Manu  Armats  plays  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  style  that  goes  back  to  the  genres  glory  days  of  the  90's,  the  production  sound s very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent,  hateful  and  political themes.

  In  my  opinion  Manu  Armata  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  hardcore  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Self  Reliant"  "Torn"  and  "Loyal  To  The  Grave".  8  out  of  10.  

 

  

The Last Charge/Anima Sola/Beatdown Hardwear Records/2014 EP Review

  The  Last  Charge  are  a  band  from  Hungary  that  plays  a  very  heavy  form  of  hardcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  ep  "Anima  Sola"  which  will  be  released  in  September  by  Beatdown  Hardwear  Records.

  A  very  dark  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  ep  before  going  into  more  of  a  brutal  hardcore  musical  direction  along  with  some  aggressive  vocals  and  back  up  gang  shouts  and  after  awhile  melody  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  After  awhile  the  music  starts  adding  in  more  fast  parts  and  blast  beats  along  with  the  heaviness  of  extreme  metal  and  when  leads  are  added  into  the  music  they  make  the  ep  sound  more  dark  without  ever  having  to  resort  into  solos  and  the  music  is  very  heavy  and  brutal  from  beginning  to  end  of  the  recording  and  there  is  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  samples  being  utilized  on  the  last  track.

  The  Last  Charge  plays  hardcore  in  a  brutal  direction  on  this  ep  bringing  in  a  great  amount  of  heaviness  and  aggression,  the  production  has  a  very  dark  and  professional  sound  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent  and  hateful  themes.

  In  my  opinion  The  Last  Charge  are  a  very  great  sounding  hardcore  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Fuck  Humanity"  and  "Anima   Sola".  8  out  of  10.  

ssSHEENss/Strapping Stallions/Soulseller Records/2014 CD Review

  ssSHEENss  are  a  band  from  Finland,  that  plays  a  mixture  of  hardcore  punk.  garage  and  classic  rock  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  album  "Strapping  Stallions"  which  will  be  released  in  October  by  Soulseller  Records.

  A  very  distorted  garage  punk  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  of  the  heaviness  of  metal  before  adding  in  melodic  vocals  along  with  some  back  up  shouts  and  after  awhile  old  school  punk  rock  solos  and  leads  become  a  part  of  the  bands  musical  style  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Clean  playing  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  along  with  some  aggressive  screams  and  on  the  second  track  they  do  a  cover  of  ZZ  Top's  "Concrete  And  Steel"  and  they  also  take  the  70's  classic  rock  influence  and  bring  it  in  some  of  their  original  tracks  as  well  which  also  brings  a  stoner  vibe  to  their  musical  sound  at  times.    

  As  the  album  progresses  prog  and  psychedelic  sounding  synths  can  be  heard  in  some  of  the  songs  along  with  some  aggressive  vocals  that  bring  in  the  heaviness  of  death  metal  at  times  and  on  the  tracks  utilizes  a  small  amount  of  robotic  vocals  and  they  also  do  a  cover  of  Joy  Division's  "Love  Will  Tear  Us  Apart"  before  closing  the  album  wit h one  of  their  own  original  songs.

  ssSHEENss  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  energy  with  their  musical  sound  taking  the  heaviness  of  metal,  the  rawness  of  punk  and  garage  and  the  melody  of  classic  and  gothic  rock  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sound s very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  real  life  themes.

  In  my  opinion  ssSHEENss  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  hardcore  punk,  stoner,  garage  and  and  classic  rock  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Concrete  And  Steel"  "Wolf  Street  Blues"  "Let's  Explode"  and  "Saigan".  8  out  of  10.