#029 - Celldweller

First time now when I crash into an artist that I've wrote already earlier. Celldweller is electronic rock project created by multi-instrumentalist Klayton (aka Scott Albert) who has been earlier working with for example Argyle Park (or AP2 which I wrote earlier). Celldweller is anyway by far the best known act Klayton has been involved.

Musically I have to say I kinda like this poppier sound of Celldweller. Even though normally I'm not so into this kind of approach, Celldweller must do something right - maybe this reminds about those numetal-era industrial influenced bands (I have to admit that I liked that crap) like Apartment 26 or The Union Underground.

Anyway I give thumbs up for this one, even though it's nothing really special. Here's Switchback from eponymous debut album.


Some links:
http://www.celldweller.com
http://www.myspace.com/celldweller
http://www.youtube.com/user/celldweller
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celldweller
http://www.last.fm/music/Celldweller
http://open.spotify.com/artist/4BKyei61gtyDFxlKhcvBJJ

#008 - American Head Charge

This is something that I would have listened ten years ago and then I'd have said that sounds quite good. But nowadays...This is just too "mainstream american alternative metal to the masses" to me. Some harsher parts of that sounds still quite nice, but overall I just get bored.

I've actually seen these guys, who actually called it quits just end of last year, once in Finland when they were supporting Slipknot about 8 years ago. Wasn't too impressed then either though, just wondered then why the hell they need to have two keyboard players on stage, when you actually can't hear either of them. All they did there was headbanging with their keyboards.

I was kind of surprised when I now noticed that they actually released that one major label album they made via American Recordings owned by legendary producer Rick Rubin. Seems that even Rick can make bad calls when signing bands.

This is one of the better tracks from that The War of Art album released 2001. No idea what this video is, but seem to feature Christian Bale killing many "troopers".








Some links:
http://www.headcharge.com
http://www.myspace.com/americanheadcharge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Head_Charge
http://www.last.fm/music/American%2520Head%2520Charge
http://open.spotify.com/artist/6Ig4qybKXgMN2FLSM7GKau