The metal band known as Concrete Sledge
has released their new EP album, “Humble Origins.” The EP is
composed of five original tracks for an approximate total listening
time of half an hour, making for a comprehensive treatment of the
band's material. It has been proudly published independent of
financial or managerial support from the corporate music industry.
Contemporary, innovative and fresh, yet with a quasi-traditional
metal tone and style, “Humble Origins” is a clear sign that the
old, explosive sound is alive and thrashing, thanks to new groups
such as Concrete Sledge.
Concrete Sledge cite as main artistic
influences such titans of heavy metal as Megadeth, Iron Maiden,
Pantera, Metallica, and Guns 'n' Roses. Their own sonic character
blends many of the best attributes of these while creating and adding
many of their own. Elements of thrash and speed metal are present,
though not so many as to confuse their proper genre, which leans more
to the pure metal core than to any one of the associated subgenres.
That their band name makes homage to “Primal Concrete Sledge”
from Pantera's definitive 1990 album, “Cowboys from Hell,” is
also no accident, and should serve as a hint to what fans might be in
for on “Humble Origins.”
The title of Concrete Sledge's own
record is also no accident.
“Our EP is a small piece of what we
as a band are capable of musically,” writes Concrete Sledge.
“'Humble Origins' is a sample of what we as a band have in store
for the world, but above that, it is a symbol of where we come from
and how we relate to all our fellow musicians.”
This unassuming attitude is present in
the themes of their songs, as well as in the musicianship and
instrumental songwriting thereof. At no point in “Humble Origins”
does the listener think that the guitar solo should have been
five-minutes shorter. This is refreshing and rare, too, in a music
category once plagued by corporate-rock conceit and abject arrogance
onstage.
Also notable is that each member of
Concrete Sledge – Paul Gutierrez, Ivan Duran, Elden Chan, and Tomas
Bonilla – write their own music for each track. This sharing of
responsibility, now more rare than was once fairly standard in the
scene, allows also for a balanced sharing of credit and fan
appreciation. As a result, the entire record feels expertly and
creatively handled by persons who really dig their metal, and who
have palpable chemistry which translates in their recordings.
Concrete Sledge was founded in 2010 in
Rosemead, CA. They have shared the stage with such popular crews as
Exmortus, Holy Grail, PHILM, Warbringer, Decrepit Birth,
Nekrogoblikon, DevilDriver, Destruction, and Trivium. They have
appeared at such famous Southern-California venues as the Whisky A Go
Go, the Roxy, and the Observatory.
“Humble Origins” by Concrete Sledge
is available online worldwide. Metal fans should get in early.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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