DAVE MUSTEIN’S SPIRITED ENDORSEMENT OF LORUS FOR SCION’S NO LABEL NEEDED CONTEST

Although the editors of MetalSucks get a vote in he Scion No Label Needed Contest, the staff of MetalSucks, alas, does not. Thus, over the course of the next few days, each MetalSucks writer will post an endorsement for his favorite finalist for the contest. You can check out all the finalists, and vote for your personal favorite, here.

It goes without saying that there’s a reason most of the bands in the No Label Needed Contest are unsigned at the moment. Now, that’s not to say that they’re all bad; several bands caught my attention immediately. However, the one band that I found most interesting and worthy of a record contract was Lorus. I first noticed them because they’re clearly the oddball in this contest. While every other band plays (mostly boring) fairly standard styles of metal ranging from hardcore to death, Lorus plays experimental progressive rock reminiscent of a heavier version of Maserati, a band I fell in love with the instant MetalSucks presented them.  But they’ve also got their own distinctive metal flavor. Lorus is by far the worthiest band of a record contract on the list, so go vote!

-DM

Listen to and vote for Lorus here. You can also visit them on MySpace.