THE 1998 RAP-METAL REVIVAL APOCALYPSE IS HERE: XOMBIE (SH*TSTAIN #24)

Xombie are breaking all sorts of boundaries by joining the burgeoning Neo-Nu-Metal movement! I was once in a band just like this… in high school. Really, exactly like this: a rock band with an MC (we actually had two MCs!!) playing repetitive funked-up rock riffs, cringe-inducingly transparent pentatonic leads under the verses, “heavy” choruses we thought were really catchy, dual guitarmonies, and rambling, nonsensical classic rock-style guitar solos. We were also constantly hanging out on rooftops because that’s what you did when you grew up in NYC (we never shot a video but definitely did a rooftop photoshoot). These guys never gave up the dream, though. Viva la Nu-Metal 2012!

-VN

Thanks: Fuzzy Dunlop